Description
Using a range of case studies and methodologies, this book explores connections between fashion and culture in 20th- to 21st-century Spain, and provides a model for understanding these connections worldwide.
About the Author
Francisco Fernandez de Alba is the A. Howard Meneely Professor of Hispanic Studies at Wheaton College, MA, USA, where he teaches courses on modern and contemporary Spanish culture. He is the author of Sex, Drugs, and Fashion in 1970s Madrid (2020). Marcela T. Garces is Professor of Spanish at Siena College, NY, USA. She has authored several articles on contemporary Spanish film, fashion, and gastronomy. She is scriptwriter of the documentary film The Txoko Experience: The Secret Culinary Space of the Basques (2017).
Reviews
Fashioning Spain makes us aware not just of the many things that fashion can tell us about cultural values, from the eighteenth century to the present, but also of the major contribution that Spain has made to fashion design and entrepreneurship. The illustrations tell a story of their own." * Jo Labanyi, New York University, USA *
An indispensable collection for Spanish cultural studies. Demonstrating that fashion analysis serves to illuminate intersecting political, economic and social processes, the contributors position twentieth-century fashion as a crucial interface for studies of modern Spanish memory, nation, affect and materiality. * Rebecca Haidt, Ohio State University, USA *
The volume offers fascinating insights into the relationship of fashion and cultural identity in modern Spain, exploring the intersections of gender, sexuality, class and nationalism. It constitutes a solid critical contribution to an important, but relatively neglected area of Spanish cultural studies, which will be a fundamental reference for any future studies in this field. * Jose Colmeiro, University of Auckland, New Zealand *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350169265
Author Francisco Fernandez de Alba
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 632g