Fashion Victim : Our Love-Hate Relationship with Dressing, Shopping, and the Cost of Style by Lee, Michelle

Broadway Books, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Good.

Broadway, 2003-02-11. Hardcover. Used:Good.

New York: Broadway Books, 2003. xxv, 294 pages; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Fashion has been transformed from an elite commodity to a powerful presence in mass market culture. We are obsessed with style, scouring magazines for the latest trends and racking up credit card debt to support compulsive shopping. In this book, journalist Lee blows the lid off the fashion industry and spotlights the often disturbing ways in which it is morphing our culture, our economy and our values. She traces the role of fashion through history, and explores the phenomenon of 'McFashion,' the proliferation of retailers like the Gap and Old Navy that are stripping us--and the designers they knock off--of individuality and innovation. And she probes the human cost of fashion's decadence, including distorted perceptions of beauty and the ugly financial disparity between those who make the clothes and those who buy… Read More

US: Broadway, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A riveting look inside the fashion world that exposes the truth about shopa holics, sweatshops, and celebrity closets. Fashion-from the $1500 Prada bag to the $30 Kate Spade knock-off sold on th e sidewalk-has been transformed from a commodity reserved for the elite to a powerful presence in mass market culture. As a society, we are obsessed w ith fashion and style, racking up credit card debt to support compulsive sh opping habits, scouring magazines for the latest trends to buy, and focusin g more on who's wearing what at the Oscars than on who's winning. In Fashio n Victim, award-winning journalist Michelle Lee blows the lid off the fashi on industry, and spotlights the fascinating-and often disturbing--ways in w hich it is morphing our culture, our economy and our values. Dishing on the lords of the… Read More

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Broadway, 2003-02-11. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!