Fashion is bound up with promoting the new; concerned with constantly changing aesthetics. The favoured styles or looks of a season arise out of the work of a vast range of different actors who collectively produce; select; distribute and promote the new ideals; before moving on to next season. How; then; are fashionable commodities stabilized long enough for them to be selected; distributed and sold? Since there are few studies that actually examine the work that goes on inside the world of fashion; we know little about these processes. This book addresses this gap in our knowledge by examining how aesthetic products are defined; distributed and valued. It focuses attention on the work of some of the market agents; particularly model agents or bookers and fashion buyers; shaping the aesthetics inside their markets. In analysing their work; Entwistle develops a theoretical framework for understanding the distinctive features of aesthetic marketplaces and the aesthetic calculations within them.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. As beautiful as its titleBy Richard GilbertSlow at first for me to get into. by halfway through I was thinking "I want to reread this" and by the end "I want to collect a hardback copy." the latter a unique response for me.A meditation on art. looking. and on the reflective life needed to make art. Blue Arabesque moves from story to storymdash;about paintings and creators and writing that Hampl lovesmdash;without feeling like a collection of essays. It is itself a unified work of art about one writers love of artistic expression. It is classed by its publisher as a memoir but while deeply personal and with memoiristic aspects isnt exactly. More like a book-length essay.Blue Arabesque has an ineffable watercolor quality that arises. I would say. because it is especially rich in implication. With a deft touch. Hampl has created a book as beautiful as its title.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A very Pleasant ReadBy E. HoldenThis book centers around a Matisse painting that has captivated the author. She then randomly associates various thoughts and experiences both with the painting and her own life as well . Hampl takes you on a slow journey reflecting on subjects such as leisure inspiration and culture.. She reflects. too. on other figures such as Delacroix. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Katherine Mansfield. I would say this book has a meditative quality. One must not rush though it. but allow its quiet slow pace. It is a pleasure to read as Patricia Hampl writes very well .3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Enamored of words. light. and color.By Frank RubenfeldI finished reading this book in late January; a quick read relatively speaking.The author is enamored of words. and of light and color. Like A.S. Byatt. Patricia Hampl holds a special place for Matisse. and the places where he spent his sun-drenched life.Ive seen a photo of him in his bed in 1941. not long after his harrowing colostomy and all the attendant complications. His cat lies comfy atop the bed with him; he is bending over a sketch book.. about to apply a light brush to it. On the wall behind him are the Asian and African prints and patterns that increasingly inspired him as he grew older. There is a warm smile on his face. He is enjoying himself.For the remaining 13 years of his life he remained an invalid. but his work continued to shine more and more brightly and clearly. It culminated in his chapel in Vence. where the author ends her pilgrimage. and the book.Hampl succeeds in presenting us with the context: geographical. historical. and cultural. which enabled Matisse to pursue and fulfill his love of pattern and color. For that I give her much creditand appreciation
