The Empire of Fashion: Dressing Modern Democracy by Gilles Lipovetsky

The Empire of Fashion: Dressing Modern Democracy

Gilles Lipovetsky with Catherine Porter (Translator), Richard Sennett

276 pages first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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In a book full of playful irony and striking insights, the controversial social philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky draws on the history of fashion to demonstrate that the modern cult of appearance and superficiality actually serves the common good. Foc...

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