TY - BOOK AU - Kawamura,Yuniya TI - Fashion-ology : : an introduction to fashion studies T2 - Dress, body, culture SN - 9781847888730 (ebook) : U1 - 391 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Oxford PB - Berg KW - Fashion KW - Fashion design KW - Fashion designers KW - Clothing and dress KW - Symbolic aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction; Oxford; Berg; 2010; (Berg fashion library); Mode of access: World Wide Web; Access restricted to institutions subscribing through Oxford University Press N2 - Yuniya Kawamura provides a concise and much-needed introduction to the sociology of fashion. She argues that clothing is a tangible material product whereas fashion is a symbolic cultural product. She also debunks the myth of 'the genius designer' explaining that fashion is not about clothes but is a belief UR - http://ezproxy.uwl.ac.uk/login?qurl=http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/9781847888730 ER -