Sneakers : fashion, gender, and subculture /: fashion, gender, and subculture. (2016 copyright 2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yuniya Kawamura.
• Other Names: Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963-
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. The Socio-cultural Significance of Footwear: Past and Present -- 2. Gendered Footwear Fetishism: Sneakers for Men and Stiletto Heels for WomenPart II: Sneaker Subculture as a Masculine Phenomenon -- 3. The Background of a Sneaker Phenomenon: From Periphery to Mainstream -- 4. The Male Bond among Sneakerholics -- 5. Sneaker Collection as Competition and Obsession -- 6. A New Genre in the Art Scene: Sneaker Painting -- 7. The Sneaker Industry as the Global Fashion Industry Conclusion: The Intersections of Gender and Identity in the American Sneaker Subculture.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (176 pages)
• Subjects: 685/.31; Sneakers; Sneakers -- Social aspects; DESIGN / Fashion; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474262934; 1474262937
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.