Fashion: A Philosophy
- ISBN-10
- 1861892918
- ISBN-13
- 9781861892911
- Series
- Fashion
- Category
- Design
- Pages
- 188
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-10-30
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Author
- Lars Svendsen
Description
Lars Svendsen draws upon the writings of thinkers from Adam Smith to Roland Barthes to analyze fashion as both a historical phenomenon and a philosophy of aesthetics.
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