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Streetstyle : from sidewalk to catwalk / Ted Polhemus.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Thames and Hudson, 1994.Description: 144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 050027794X (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GT738 .P65 1994
Summary: Styles which start life on the streetcorner have a way of ending up on the backs of top models on the world's most prestigious fashion catwalks. This shouldn't surprise us because, as we have seen, the authenticity which streetstyle is deemed to represent is a precious commodity. Everyone wants a piece of it.
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection GT 738 .P65 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 15997

"Published to coincide with the exhibition Streetstyle held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 16 November 1994 to 19 February 1995"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-142) and index.

Styles which start life on the streetcorner have a way of ending up on the backs of top models on the world's most prestigious fashion catwalks. This shouldn't surprise us because, as we have seen, the authenticity which streetstyle is deemed to represent is a precious commodity. Everyone wants a piece of it.

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