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Rituals of fashion. Structure, practices and the importance of the fashion shows

Author(s): Alicja Raciniewska
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: the fashion show; a spectacle; designer; collection; rituals of fashion; the catwalk economy

Summary/Abstract: The subject of interest in this paper is the topic of social features of the fashion show, treated as an important ritual and institution of the clothing industry. The first aim of the article is the analysis of the structure of the fashion shows, treated as a specific art form and social organisation; second - an indication of the most important social functions of fashion shows in modern Western societies.

  • Issue Year: 42/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 95-108
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish