What Makes Something Fashionable?

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In Fritz Allhoff, Jessica Wolfendale & Jeanette Kennett (eds.), Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style. Wiley. pp. 13–30 (2011)
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This chapter contains sections titled: What Can Be Fashionable? From Pugs to Poodle Skirts Do Masses Matter? Robinson Crusoe's Runway Do Experts Matter? Khaki Glory Do Intentions Matter? Accidental Chic Do Aesthetics Matter? Form Over Function Does Identity Matter? Tribal Colors Does Timing Matter? To Everything, There is a Season Conclusion: What Matters?

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From Pugs to Poodle Skirts ‐ and what makes something fashionable   Montauk, the new Hamptons and surprises ‐ epicenter of things new and cool, just about anything being fashionable   fashion, not just a matter of beauty ‐ and even bad taste, being fashionable   clothing, what makes one piece of clothing ‐ fashionable and another faux pas, they being the fashion experts, designers and editors, arbiters of fashion   Calvin Klein jeans, in 1977 ‐ significant events in recent fashion, launch of CK jeans   fashionability, entirely ‐ being up to the people wearing the trend   Robinson Crusoe's Runway, coolness ‐ and individuality, Robinson's super‐special jacket   khaki glory, and khaki pants ‐ a major fashion no‐no, despite immense popularity   fashion, subjective and a matter of taste ‐ the experts' taste, instigating a following   fashion, for group identity ‐ class, musical preference, religion, nationality, political party or sexual preference

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9781444345568   9781405199902

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10.1002/9781444345568.ch1

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