The Meanings of Dress [Paperback]

Kimberly A. Miller (Author, Editor), Susan O. Michelman (Author, Editor), Mary Lynn Damhorst (Author, Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1563671654 | ISBN-13: 978-1563671654 | Publication Date: July 1999

This revised collection of articles from magazines, newspapers, books, and journals expands the reader s awareness and understanding of what dress is all about. The essays in The Meanings of Dress, 2nd Edition, illustrate essential topics, such as dress and sociology, cultural studies, gender, religion, modesty, and technological changes. Design and merchandising students will gain insight into how and why consumers buy clothing and other products related to dress and will grasp ways to forecast future trends. The book serves all interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course needs.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Kimberly Miller-Spillman, PhD, AAFCS, CSA, ITAA, is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor in the Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles Department of the University of Kentucky. She served several years on the Editorial Board for the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal and has held leadership roles in the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA). She is a member of American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), and currently chairs the Jim Liles Student Award Committee for Costume Society of America (CCSA) Southeastern Region which funds student travel to the annual symposium to present their research.

Mary Lynn Damhorst, PhD, FITAA, is a Professor of Textiles and Clothing at Iowa State University. She is a Fellow of the International Textile and Apparel Association. Her research and teaching interests are focused on the social, psychological, and communications aspects of dress and the body, consumer behavior, and body image. Some of her papers have been published in Psychology and Marketing, The Journal of Family Issues, and Symbolic Interaction, among others. Her current research topics include women's appearance in business roles, media and family influences on self-image, and obesity.

Susan O. Michelman, PhD, ITAA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles at University of Kentucky. Her research examines the relationship between an individual's social and personal identity and his or her dress. Her recent research explores the cultural meaning of modesty in South Korea and the United States. She is a member of International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, and Kappa Omicron Nu Honorary Society. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Fairchild Books (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563671654
• ISBN-13: 978-1563671654
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,066,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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