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Ann Mari Sellerberg

Ann Mari Sellerberg

Professor emerita

Ann Mari Sellerberg

Fashion, Sociology of

Author

  • Ann-Mari Sellerberg
  • Aspers Patrik

Summary, in English

Fashion is a social phenomenon par excellence. A simple sociological definition of fashion is 'being first with the latest.' Its underlying principle is revealed in the link between the modus derivatives and the term 'modern,' with its original meaning of 'now' or 'for today.' Fashion revolves around imitation and diffusion, and it applies to all domains of social life, though most of the research is on garments. The field of fashion has been neglected, but since the mid-1990s, it has attracted sociologists studying production of fashion, identity, and the body in relation to fashion. What is lacking is theory development.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2015-03-26

Language

English

Pages

835-839

Publication/Series

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • Class
  • Diffusion
  • Fad
  • Garment
  • Gender
  • Identity
  • Innovation
  • Mode
  • Modernity
  • Style
  • Trend

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9780080970875
  • ISBN: 9780080970868