Designing clothes : culture and organization of the fashion industry /

"Manlow offers a comprehensive view of the ways in which creative decisions are made, leading up to the creation of actual styles. She helps to define the contribution fashion firms make in upholding, challenging, or redefining the social order. Readers will find this a fascinating examination...

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Main Author: Manlow, Veronica
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, ©2007
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Summary:"Manlow offers a comprehensive view of the ways in which creative decisions are made, leading up to the creation of actual styles. She helps to define the contribution fashion firms make in upholding, challenging, or redefining the social order. Readers will find this a fascinating examination of an industry that is quite visible, but little understood."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 313 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-299) and index
ISBN:1412809037
9781412809030