Benjamin on Fashion

by Philipp Ekardt

Book Overview

Benjamin on Fashion reconstructs and redefines Walter Benjamin's complex, fragmentary and yet influential fashion theory that he developed in the Arcades Project (1927-1940) and beyond, while situating it within the environment from which it emerged - 1930s Parisian couture.

In this insightful new book, Philipp Ekardt brings Benjamin into
discussion with a number of important, but frequently overlooked sources. Amongst many others, these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135007599X
• ISBN13: 9781350075993
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"