Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 208 Seiten)
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781474220958
Series Statement:
Materializing culture
Content:
This unique ethnographic investigation examines the role that fashion plays in the production of the contemporary Indian luxury aesthetic. Tracking luxury Indian fashion from its production in village craft workshops via upmarket design studios to fashion soir es, Kuldova investigates the Indian luxury fashion market s dependence on the production of thousands of artisans all over India, revealing a complex system of hierarchies and exploitation. In recent years, contemporary Indian design has dismissed the influence of the West and has focused on the opulent heritage luxury of the maharajas, Gulf monarchies and the Mughal Empire. Luxury Indian Fashion argues that the desire for a luxury aesthetic has become a significant force in the attempt to define contemporary Indian society. From the cultivation of erotic capital in businesswomen s dress to a discussion of masculinity and muscular neo-royals to staged designer funerals, Luxury Indian Fashion analyzes the production, consumption and aesthetics of luxury and power in India. Luxury Indian Fashion is essential reading for students of fashion history and theory, anthropology and visual culture
Note:
Previously issued in print: London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB ISBN 978-1-4742-2093-4
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, PDF ISBN 978-1-4742-2094-1
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-1-4742-2092-7
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
Keywords:
Indien
;
Gesellschaft
;
Luxus
;
Mode
;
Bekleidungsindustrie
;
Indien
;
Mode
;
Design
;
Luxus
;
Elite
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