Annual Review of Sociology· 2013Q1· Review
Sociology of Fashion: Order and Change
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- 2013year
Short summary
Fashion is defined as an unplanned process of recurrent change against a backdrop of order in the public realm, with no domain restrictions for theoretical application.
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Key points
- Fashion is defined as an unplanned process of recurrent change against a backdrop of order.
- Fashion's cultural and economic significance has grown since Modernity, especially with mass markets.
- Sociological fashion theories should not be restricted to specific domains like dress.
- The paper identifies future research avenues for sociologists in the field of fashion.
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Abstract
In this article, we synthesize and analyze sociological understanding of fashion, with the main part of the review devoted to classical and recent sociological work. To further the development of this largely interdisciplinary field, we also highlight the key points of research in other disciplines. We define fashion as an unplanned process of recurrent change against a backdrop of order in the public realm. We clarify this definition after tracing fashion's origins and history. As a social phenomenon, fashion has been culturally and economically significant since the dawn of Modernity and has increased in importance with the emergence of mass markets, in terms of both production and consumption. Most research on this topic is concerned with dress, but we argue that there are no domain restrictions that should constrain fashion theories. We identify venues around which sociologists could develop further research in this field.
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