Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture (Dress, Body, Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01M044QNC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sneakers explores the obsessions and idiosyncrasies surrounding the sneaker phenomenon, from competitive subcultures to sneaker painting and artwork. Since the 1980s, American sneaker enthusiasts, popularly known as 'sneakerheads' or 'sneakerholics', have created a distinctive identity for themselves, while sneaker manufacturers such as Reebok, Puma and Nike have become global fashion brands. It is a valuable contribution to the growing study of footwear in fashion studies and will appeal to students of fashion theory, gender studies, sociology, and popular culture.. This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them. How have sneaker
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