(Hardback)

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.

(Paperback)

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.

(Hardback)

Demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by meanings and philosophies. This book includes everything ranging from tattoos and mini-skirts, to skin decoration, makeup and hair, unpicking the multiple functions of a dress. It is aimed at those interested in the meaning of what we wear.

(Paperback)

What we wear is a vehicle for the expression of politics, gender and identity, placing clothing at the root of a complex set of messages. This book shows how semiotics can provide a convincing template for understanding dress in a range of contexts and is a useful reading for anyone interested in the meaning of what we wear.

(Hardback)

The book deals with fashion as a form of visual culture embodied through signs. It reproduces itself with a pattern based on the semiotic network of places, social practices and forms of imagery.