Thinking Through Fashion: A Guide to Key Theorists

＂A vital update to the definitive guide to fashion and cultural theory, featuring four new chapters on key theorists Edward Said, bell hooks, Frantz Fanon and W.E.B. Du Bois, a new preface and updated introduction, and essential revisions to equip readers with the most up-to-date developments in fashion and fashion studies. Across 19 major thinkers from the 19th to the 21st century, the second edition of this crucial collection introduces readers to the process of thinking through rich cultural fields such as fashion with the help of social and cultural theory, and thinking through social and cultural theory with the help of fashion＂--

Agnès Rocamora is a Professor in Social and Cultural Studies at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK. She has published widely in the field of fashion.

Anneke Smelik is Professor Emerita of Visual Culture at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, Netherlands. She is co-editor of Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty.