Pricing Beauty: The Making Of A Fashion Model

Author: Ashley Mears

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $41.99 NZD
  • : 9780520270763
  • : The University Press Group Ltd
  • : University of California Press
  • :
  • : 0.457
  • : 14 September 2011
  • : United States
  • : 41.99
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • :
  • :
  • : Ashley Mears
  • :
  • : Paperback
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : 328
  • :
  • : illustrations
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9780520270763
9780520270763

Description

A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them.

Reviews

"Mears gives voice to a group of women who are paid to be seen and not heard."--Slate "Mears has produced a fascinating study."--Boston Globe/The Find "Mears acknowledges that walking the runway can be a thrill unlike any other [but also] notes some of the industry's exploitative aspects."--Stylelist

Author description

Ashley Mears is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University

Table of contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Entry 2. Economics of the Catwalk 3. Becoming a Look 4. The Tastemakers 5. Size Zero High-End Ethnic 6. Runway to Gender 7. Exit Appendix: The Precarious Labor of Ethnography Notes Bibliography Index