Learning how to think through fashion is both exciting and challenging being dependent on
one's ability to critically engage with an array of theories and concepts. This is the first
book designed to accompany readers through the process of thinking through fashion. It aims to
help them grasp both the relevance of social and cultural theory to fashion dress and
material culture and conversely the relevance of those fields to social and cultural theory.
It does so by offering a guide through the work of selected major thinkers introducing their
concepts and ideas. Each chapter is written by an expert contributor and is devoted to a key
thinker capturing the significance of their thought to the understanding of the field of
fashion while also assessing the importance of this field for a critical engagement with these
thinkers' ideas.This is a guide and reference for students and scholars in the fields of
fashion dress and material culture the creative industries sociology cultural history
design and cultural studies.
