Unveiling Fashion: Business, Culture, and Identity in the Most Glamorous Industry

Proposing a comprehensive account of the global fashion industry this book aims to present fashion as a social and cultural fact. Drawing on six principles from the industry, Godart guides the reader through the economic, social and political arena of the world's most glamorous industry.Author: F. GodartPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublished: 03/27/2012Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.90dISBN: 9780230358355Review Citation(s): Choice 01/01/2013About the AuthorFrédéric Godart is an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, in Fontainebleau, France. Prior to joining INSEAD as a full-time tenure-track faculty, he spent two years there as a post-doctoral research and teaching fellow focusing on creative industries and social networks. An alumnus of Cambridge University (Trinity College), he holds a PhD in sociology from Columbia University in the City of New York. He also regularly collaborates with the Institut Français de la Mode (Fr