Luxury

Fashion, Lifestyle and Excess

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Fashion, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Patrizia Calefato ISBN: 9780857853332
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: April 10, 2014
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Language: English
Author: Patrizia Calefato
ISBN: 9780857853332
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: April 10, 2014
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English

Luxury has been both celebrated and condemned throughout history right up to the present day. This groundbreaking text examines luxury and its relationship with desire, status, consumption and economic value, exploring why luxury remains prominent even in the context of a global recession.

Using approaches from cultural studies, semiotic research and aesthetics, Luxury presents a wide range of case studies including urban space and new technologies, travel, interior design, cars, fashion ads and jewellery to explore what luxury represents, and why, in the contemporary world.

The book will be essential reading for students and scholars across a range of fashion studies, cultural studies and sociology, and anyone interested in the power and allure of luxury today.

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Luxury has been both celebrated and condemned throughout history right up to the present day. This groundbreaking text examines luxury and its relationship with desire, status, consumption and economic value, exploring why luxury remains prominent even in the context of a global recession.

Using approaches from cultural studies, semiotic research and aesthetics, Luxury presents a wide range of case studies including urban space and new technologies, travel, interior design, cars, fashion ads and jewellery to explore what luxury represents, and why, in the contemporary world.

The book will be essential reading for students and scholars across a range of fashion studies, cultural studies and sociology, and anyone interested in the power and allure of luxury today.

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