{"product_id":"the-sound-of-fashion-thinking-paperback-1","title":"The Sound of Fashion Thinking - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Faiers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonic responses to garments and fabrics that explore the concept of Fashion Thinking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis text by Jonathan Faiers establishes Fashion Thinking as a new field of critical inquiry, utilizing the many ways fashion is produced as a methodology with which to explore a range of contemporary cultural, political, economic, and social concerns. Taking its cue from earlier etymological definitions of fashion, understood as making, or bringing into existence, Fashion Thinking is inspired by the very act of fashioning. In the same way fabric can be fashioned into a coat--something produced from next to nothing--that same material can easily be unpicked and refashioned, even reworked into a completely new garment or object. Fashion Thinking is characterized by this potential, fluid state, approaching each new topic according to specific demands and desires, cutting its cloth and finding its voice accordingly--whether poetic, analytical, autobiographical, technical, or discursive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike fashion itself, Fashion Thinking is social, ludic, anticipatory, transformative, reciprocal, and aims beyond interdisciplinarity to a state of indisciplinarity. Such a term implies the state of being among disciplines but also being outside of or oblivious to them--indeed, unwilling to be \"disciplined\" per se, preferring instead the often turbulent, unruly, and invariably seductive margins where fields of activity overlap. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking the form of a guide to an imaginary fashion exhibition that ironically displays no clothing, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Fashion Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e inhabits the space of the museum solely through sound. Each \"chapter\" or \"room\" is constructed from a series of reflections and discussions on different aspects of fashion, including its production, reception, dissemination, and development, all inspired by the sonic experiences encountered therein.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Faiers is Professor of Fashion Thinking, University of Southampton, U.K., where his research examines the interface between popular culture, fashion and textiles. His publications include \u003ci\u003eDressing Dangerously: Dysfunctional Fashion in Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eFur: A Sensitive History\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and \u003ci\u003eTartan\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), the conceptual framework for his role as consultant curator for the exhibition \"Tartan\" (2023) at V\u0026amp;A Dundee. Faiers co-curated \"The Lore of Loverboy\" (2024) at Somerset House, London, celebrating the career of fashion designer Charles Jeffrey. Training as a designer and a subsequent career in visual arts are fundamental to his interdisciplinary approach to teaching, writing, and curation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 6.99 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47446445261021,"sku":"9781915609700","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/BWOO5zGaX49781915609700_3bd32df9-b60f-4beb-8605-cc9ae028c12d.webp?v=1771493073","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-sound-of-fashion-thinking-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}