{"product_id":"fashion-and-class","title":"Fashion and Class","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn what ways do changing notions of social class correspond with key developments in the history of fashion? Focusing on examples ranging from 18th-century Britain to aspects of the global fashion industry in the early 21st century, \u003ci\u003eFashion and Class \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the meaning and evolution of the term ‘class’, from its Marxist origins to modern day interpretations. Did industrialisation, technological change and developments in fashion retailing bring about a degree of ‘class levelling’ or in fact intensify class antagonism? And to what extent does modern mass consumption and cheap labour revive some of the ethical issues faced in 19th-century British textile factories?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exploring a variety of case studies that examine the changing relationships between fashion and class in different historical contexts, from the French revolutionaries of the 1780-90s through to the changing relationships between couture, designer and high-street fashion in the mid-20th century and onwards, \u003ci\u003eFashion and Class\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for those wishing to understand the ways in which the fashion system is closely connected with ideas of class.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009039585624,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781847888150.jpg?v=1777086087","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/fashion-and-class","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}