Choice Reviews Online· 2012
Pricing beauty: the making of a fashion model
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Short summary
This book examines the economic and social processes that transform individuals into "fashion models," analyzing how beauty is commodified and constructed within the fashion industry.
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Key points
- Analyzes the "economics of the catwalk" and the transformation of individuals into "looks."
- Discusses the role of "tastemakers" in shaping the fashion model industry.
- Examines the impact of body image standards, such as "Size Zero," and ethnic representation.
- Highlights the "precarious labor" involved in ethnographic study of the fashion world.
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Abstract
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Entry 2. Economics of the Catwalk 3. Becoming a Look 4. The Tastemakers 5. Size Zero High-End Ethnic 6. Runway to Gender 7. Exit Appendix: The Precarious Labor of Ethnography Notes Bibliography Index
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