The Language of Fashion
Preface I. Clothing History 1. History and Sociology of Clothing: Some Methodological Observations 2. Language andClothing 3. Towards a Sociology of Dress II. Systems and Structures 4. 'Blue is In Fashion This Year' A Note on Research into Signifying Units in Fashion Clothing 5. From Gemstones to Jewellery 6. Dandyism and Fashion 7. [An Early Preface to] The Fashion System 8. Fashion, a Strategy of Desire: Round table Discussion with Roland Barthes, Jean Duvignaud and Henri Lefebvre 9. Fashion and the Social Sciences(interview) 10. On The Fashion System III.Fashion Debates and Interpretations 11. The Contest Between Chanel andCourreges, Refereed by a Philosopher 12. A Case of Cultural Criticism 13.Showing How Rhetoric Works Afterword: Clothes, Fashion and System in the Writings of Roland Barthes: 'Something Out of Nothing' Andy Stafford Editor's Note and Acknowledgements Bibliography \Glossary of Names Index.