| Description |
xi, 381 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-367) and index. |
| Summary |
"A comprehensive resource that will prove invaluable to fashion historians, this book presents a detailed exploration of the breadth of visually arresting, consumer-driven styles that have emerged in America since the 20th century. Offers thorough investigations of American street styles from the early 20th century to the present day; Provides theoretical perspectives on the shifts in American culture that created the social context in which American street styles emerged; Enables readers to perceive the connections between consumer-driven street styles to the fashion industry and to American culture at large" --publisher description. |
| Contents |
Part I: Exploring the historical context for the development of street style -- Introduction -- The sociocultural context for the development of street style -- The flourishing of American street style: the clothing industry, mass media, and its consumers, 1930 to the age of the internet -- Street stylin': personal style, self-expression, and the importance and impact of street style photography on the fashion industry -- Part II: A-Z listing of American street styles -- American street gangs -- B-boy and b-girl -- Beat generation -- Black panther party -- Bobby soxer -- Bodybuilder -- Burning man -- Cholo -- Coachella -- Cosplay -- Dead head -- Emo -- Gay pride -- Goth -- Greaser -- Grunge -- Heavy metal rocker -- Hip-hop -- Hippie -- Hipster -- Leatherman -- Modern primitive -- Motorcyclist -- New wave -- Punk -- Rastafarianism -- Raver -- Rockabilly -- Skateboarding -- Skinhead -- Snowboarding -- Steampunk -- Surfing -- Zoot suit -- Part III: Gallery of American street style. |
| Subject |
Exoticism in fashion -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Urban youth -- Clothing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Fashion merchandising -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Lifestyles -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Expression.
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| ISBN |
9781440844614 (hardcover) |
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1440844615 (hardcover) |
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9781440844621 (electronic book) |
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1440844623 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
CHBIS 010877549 |
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CHVBK 495868337 |
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