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. Godart
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 03/27/2012
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230358355

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2013

About the Author
Frédéric 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 (French Fashion Institute) in Paris and has written several articles, books, and book chapters on creativity, fashion, and luxury.