Labor and Creativity in New York's Global Fashion Industry

Labor and Creativity in New York's Global Fashion Industry - Routledge Research in Design Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book tells the story of fashion workers engaged in the labor of design and the material making of New York fashion.

Christina H. Moon offers an illuminating ethnography into the various sites and practices that make up fashion labor in sample rooms, design studios, runways, factories, and design schools of the New York fashion world. By exploring the work practices, social worlds, and aspirations of fashion workers, this book offers a unique look into the meaning of labor and creativity in 21st century global fashion.

This book will be of interest to scholars in design studies, fashion history, and fashion labor.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780367403959
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.47687097471
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 234
Weight: 640g
Height: 180mm
Width: 251mm
Spine width: 19mm