{"product_id":"9780857851277","title":"Fashion and Jazz : Dress, Identity and Subcultural Improvisation (Dress, Body, Culture)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion and style aesthetic. Fashion and Jazz is the first study to identify the behaviours, signs and meanings that defined this newly evolving subculture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on fashion studies and cultural theory, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and political entanglements of jazz and dress, with individual chapters exploring key themes such as race, class and gender. Including a wide variety of case studies, ranging from Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald to Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, it presents a critical and cultural analysis of jazz performers as modern icons of fashion and popular style. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAddressing a number of previously underexplored areas of jazz culture, such as modern dandyism and the link between drug use and glamorous dress, Fashion and Jazz provides a fascinating history of fashion's dialogue with African-American art and style. It is essential reading for students of fashion, cultural studies, African-American studies and history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52280887771447,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":243.53,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9780857851277-1.jpg?v=1783131330","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9780857851277","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}