''Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture'' is a
peer-reviewed academic journal
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published by
Routledge
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. It was established in 1997 and covers the study of
fashion
Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion i ...
, including aspects from
sociology
Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...
,
art history
Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...
, consumption studies, and anthropology. In the first editorial, the founding editor-in-chief Valerie Steele (Fashion Institute of Technology, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology) stated that the journal approaches fashion "as the cultural construction of the embodied identity".
The journal investigates issues of body in society but also includes studies on practices of production, dissemination, and consumption of dress. In addition, it includes reviews of exhibitions and academic publications.
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Fashion Theory
Arts journals
Publications established in 1997
English-language journals
Routledge academic journals
5 times per year journals
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