L.A. chic : a locational history of Los Angeles fashion /: a locational history of Los Angeles fashion. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Los Angeles chic
• Further Information: Note: Susan Ingram and Markus Reisenleitner.
• Authors: Ingram, Susan (Susan V.); Reisenleitner, Markus, 1962-
• Contents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: L.A. Chic: Between Rags and Riches Urban chic: The becoming of the new Los Angeles Chapter 1: Freeway vs Downtown From suburban noir to downtown chic From the suburbs to loft living, or: Neo-noir in gentrification-land: Veronica Mars – The Movie Naomi Hirahara: Murder on Bamboo Lane and Grave on Grand Avenue The subversive need for speed: Fast family, smart L.A. and muscle/cars in Furious 7 A gentler, softer, hipper Los Angeles for the twenty-first century? Chapter 2: Santée Alley vs Santa Fe: Latinidad between Ramonaland and Latino Grit Fuego: The new L.A. street style in Santée Alley The Ramona mythology Los Angeles and Santa Fe: A tale of two nostalgias Fashioning latinidad Chapter 3: L.A.’s Surf Chic: From Drop-Out Culture to Silicon Beach Beaches, L.A. style L.A. beaches become chic Surfer culture Silicon surfers Reading the beaches Chapter 4: Bling and the Realities of Compton and Calabasas The Bling Ring The ins and outs of Compton Coda: GTA: City without angels Chapter 5: L.A. Fashion in Museums Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) Other fashion-related exhibitions in L.A. Chapter 6: Los Angelization à la Tom Ford: From American Gigolo to American Apparel “Doing a Gucci” Armani goes to Hollywood “Doing a Dov” Conclusion: Learning from Los Angeles, the Josephine Baker of Cities Works Cited Filmography
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Intellect
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 979.4/9405; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- California -- Los Angeles; Fashion -- California -- Los Angeles; Civilization; Fashion; Urban ecology (Sociology); Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Civilization; California -- Los Angeles
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783209354; 1783209356
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