Items related to Power Mode: The Force of Fashion
Synopsis
Power Mode explores the role fashion plays in establishing, reinforcing and challenging power dynamics within society. The book explores men’s and women’s clothing from the 18th century to the present, showing how specific designs and garments have come to be culturally associated with power and how their meanings have evolved over time. Published as a companion to the Museum at FIT exhibition of the same title, the book offers a more in-depth examination of the themes and objects explored in the exhibition. The book is organized thematically into five chapters―military, suits, status, rebellion, sex―and is written by exhibition curator Emma McClendon.
The book also looks at how fashion designers have interpreted stylistic archetypes, to both convey and to subvert power. Power Mode includes an essay on the intersection of race, fashion and power by Parsons professor Kimberly Jenkins as well as object-based essays from renowned fashion scholars Valerie Steele, Christopher Breward, Jennifer Craik and Peter McNeil, as well as Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Robin Givhan. Each short study provides a close reading of a single garment.
This collection of essays offers readers a variety of perspectives and analytical techniques that will help form a theoretical and practical framework for considering the power dynamics inherent in fashion objects.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSkira
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 885723987X
- ISBN 13 9788857239873
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages128
- EditorMcClendon Emma
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 19.50
Shipping:
US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Power Mode: The Force of Fashion
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Oversized. Seller Inventory # M885723987XZ2
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Power Mode: The Force of Fashion
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Used - Very Good. 2019. hardcover. Cloth, no dj. (as issued). Slight shelf-wear, else bright and clean. Very Good. Seller Inventory # SOL30583
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Power Mode: The Force of Fashion
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Used - Like New. Fine. Hardcover with pictorial boards. 2019. Originally published at $45. Seller Inventory # W124768
Quantity: 17 available
Stock Image
Power Mode: The Force of Fashion
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Fine. Hardcover with pictorial boards. 2019. Originally published at $45. Seller Inventory # W124768b
Quantity: 3 available
Stock Image
Power Mode: The Force of Fashion
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 2.32. Seller Inventory # 353-885723987X-vrg
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Power Mode: The Force of Fashion
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 2.32. Seller Inventory # 353-885723987X-gdd
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Format: Paperback
ISBN 10: 885723987X
ISBN 13: 9788857239873
Used
Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition. Seller Inventory # PG9788857239873
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Format: Paperback
ISBN 10: 885723987X
ISBN 13: 9788857239873
New
Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9788857239873
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Power Mode: The Force of Fashion
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. Seller Inventory # M885723987XZ3
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Power Mode (Hardcover)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The power of mode and the role of fashion from the 18th century to the present.Power is part identity, part behavior, and part physicality. The way we outfit ourselves can play an outsized role in conveying power to others - whether it be the pink "pussy hats" at the 2017 Women's March or the Cleveland Cavaliers' coordinated Thom Browne suits during the 2018 NBA playoffs. However, power is not easily defined. It is political position and economic status, but it is also military strength, sexual authority, rebellion, and protest. Each form of power finds sartorial expression in a variety of ways, from gray flannel suits to latex fetish wear, and from gilded brocades to distressed jeans. Power Mode will explore the role fashion plays in establishing, reinforcing, and challenging power dynamics within society. Published as a companion to The Museum at FIT exhibition of the same title, which will be on view from December 2019 to May 2020, the book will offer a more in-depth discussion of the themes and objects explored in the exhibition. It will be organized thematically into five chapters-military, suits, status, rebellion, and sex-written by exhibition curator Emma McClendon. Each chapter will include both men's and women's clothing from the 18th century to the present and will investigate how certain designs and garments have come to be culturally associated with power, as well as how their meanings have evolved over time. The book will also examine how fashion designers have interpreted these stylistic archetypes-both to convey and to subvert power.In addition to the main chapters written by McClendon, Power Mode will include object-based essays from renowned fashion scholars Valerie Steele, Christopher Breward, Jennifer Craik, and Peter McNeil, as well as Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Robin Givahn. Each short study will provide a close reading of a single garment. This collection of essays will offer readers a variety of perspectives and analytical techniques that will help form a theoretical and practical framework for considering the power dynamics inherent in fashion objects. The book will also include an essay on the intersection of race, fashion, and power by Parsons professor Kimberly Jenkins. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9788857239873
Quantity: 1 available