Providing insight into a broad and expanding range of topics, The Meanings of Dress, 5th Edition examines social, behavioral, and cultural aspects in fashion and dress based on current research and practices. This revised edition responds fully to the current social and fashion trends by including theoretical perspectives of intersectional identities in global landscapes, global fashion and dress, and efforts to decentralize and decolonize the normative Eurocentric approach to fashion and dress studies. This edition includes two brand new chapters: “Decentralizing and Decolonizing Fashion and Dress” and “Social Justice and Human Rights.” New emphasis has been placed on how dress and fashion work as communication, not just “non-verbal” but also explicitly in social media. Issues on ethics in fashion are incorporated now throughout the book. New to this Edition: · Theoretical perspectives of intersectional identities in global landscapes, global fashion and dress, and efforts to decentralize and decolonize the normative Eurocentric approach to fashion and dress studies. · New Chapters: "Decentralizing and Decolonizing Fashion and Dress” and “Social Justice and Human Rights.” · New material and perspectives on chapters about “Fashion, Dress and Communication” and “Agency and Appearance Management,” as well as chapters on race and ethnicity, gender and gender identity, and theories of the body. · Issues on ethics in fashion are central to the text. STUDIO Features Include · Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips · Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions Instructor Resources · Instructor’s Guide to help integrate the text into your classroom · PowerPoint slides for every chapter
Kimberly Miller-Spillman is an associate professor in Retailing and Tourism Management at the University of Kentucky, USA.
Andrew Reilly, PhD, is a Professor of Fashion Design and Merchandising at University of Hawai`i, Manoa.
José Blanco F. is Professor in the Department of Fashion at Dominican University. José has contributed chapters in readers including The Fashion Reader, The Handbook of Masculinity Studies, The Fashion Business Reader, The Meanings of Dress, and Transglobal Fashion Narratives: Clothing Communication, Style Statements and Brand Storytelling. He has published essays in journals including Fashion Theory, Fashion, Style and Popular Culture, Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion, Dress, and The Journal of Popular Culture. He has co-authored with Raúl J. Vázquez-López several articles and book chapters on Puerto Rican dress, costume, and fashion. José is also the general editor of the multi-award winning four-volume encyclopedia Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe, a co-author for the textbook Guide to Producing a Fashion Show, and co-editor of the recently published volume Fashion, Dress and Post-postmodernism.
