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Sandy Black is Professor of Fashion and Textile Design and Technology at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London, UK. Amy de la Haye is the Rootstein Hopkins Chair of Dress History and Curatorship at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London, UK. Joanne Entwistle is Reader in Culture and Creative Industries at King's College, London, UK. Agnès Rocamora is Reader in Social and Cultural Studies at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London, UK. Regina Root is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA. Helen Thomas is Professor Emerita, University of the Arts, London, UK.
The editors of this timely and comprehensive overview of fashion studies have done an outstanding job of creating a valuable and cohesive work from the contributions of more than thirty respected scholars. This well-integrated work addresses a broad range of contemporary issues central to academics, independent scholars and other practitioners working in disciplines and professions related to fashion studies. It is a welcome resource. -- Phyllis Tortora, The City University of New York, USA The Handbook of Fashion Studies will be an extremely useful resource for students, and for their teachers. With new and insightful essays from an impressive and international range of contributors, it offers definition to, and critique of, the developing field of Fashion Studies. This volume includes essential reading for anyone interested in the significance of the study of fashion to our times. -- Hazel Clark, Research Chair of Fashion, Parsons the New School for Design, New York, USA The Handbook of Fashion Studies is a well assembled collection of essays that establishes the and builds upon scholarship in this field. It is a wonderful starting point for both new and established academicians, as well as practitioners who are interested in broadening their understandings to the globality of fashion and how it impacts our lives. -- Joseph H. Hancock II, Drexel University, USA
