Cool Shades provides the first in-depth exploration of the enduring appeal of sunglasses in visual culture; both historically and today. Ubiquitous in fashion; advertising; film and graphic design; sunglasses are the ultimate signifier of cool in mass culture; a powerful attribute pervading much fashion and pop cultural imagery which has received little scholarly attention until now.Accessible and highly engaging; this book offers an original history of how sunglasses became a fashion accessory in the early twentieth century; and addresses the complex variety of meanings they have the power to articulate; through associations with vision; light; glamour; darkness; fashion; speed and technology in the context of modernity.Cool Shades will be of great interest to students of fashion; design; visual and material culture; cultural studies and sociology; as well as general readers fascinated by this iconic fashion staple.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The best book on the subject so farBy SebaThis is far the most perfect/complete book I read about how an organ works. It touches all the factors from beginning to end in a very simple way. At the end it has a chapter on some adjustments that every organist should be able to do; so as not to call the technician for every single minor issue.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. made me appreciate how beautifully complex the instrument is and how little I really ...By Tom FosterI bought this book as a gift for a friend after a tour of an historic organ in Rochester; NY; made me appreciate how beautifully complex the instrument is and how little I really knew about it. The gift was very well received; and Ill buy a second copy for myself. If you want to get some feeling for the origins of all of those magnificent sounds; youll find this book helpful and interesting.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very clear and concise technical manual on all aspects ...By Peter MoyesA very clear and concise technical manual on all aspects of the pipe organ - no stone left unturned! A minor criticism - as the book is written by an American author; it is not always clear whether the text refers to American practice; both historical and present or European from whence; of course; the organ came. Nonetheless; the book is a most valuable instructional work.
