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Author Crăciun, Magdalena, author.

Title Islam, faith, and fashion : the Islamic fashion industry in Turkey / Magdalena Crăciun
Published London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2017
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Description 1 online resource
Series Dress and fashion research
Dress and fashion research.
Contents The veiling debates : Islamic dress, Islamist headscarves and Islamic fashion -- A sector with flexible boundaries -- Headscarf-wearing fashion professionals -- Fashionable garments -- Fashion images -- Becoming fashion professionals -- Conclusion
Summary The subject of religion and dress in Turkey has been debated at great length both in academia and the media. Through in-depth ethnographic research into the Turkish fashion market and the work of a category of new comers, namely headscarf-wearing fashion professionals, Islam, Faith and Fashion examines entrepreneurship in this market and the aesthetic desirability, religious suitability, and ethical credibility of fashionable Islamic dress. 0What makes a fashionable outfit Islamically appropriate? What makes an Islamically appropriate outfit fashionable? What are the conditions, challenges and constraints an entrepreneur faces in this market, and how do they market their products? Is the presumed oxymoronic nature of Islamic fashion a challenge or a burden? Through case studies and ethnographic portraits, Craciun questions the commercialization of Islamic dress and tackles the delicate and often incompatible relationship between clothing worn in recognition of religious belief and clothing worn purely because it is fashionable. This timely analysis of fashion, religion, ethics, and aesthetics presents dress as a disputed and a contested locus of modernity. Islam, Faith and Fashion will be essential reading for students of fashion, anthropology, and material and visual culture
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Clothing and dress -- Turkey -- Religious aspects -- Islamic influences
Islamic clothing and dress -- Turkey
Women's clothing -- Turkey -- Islamic influences
Fashion -- Turkey -- Islamic influences
Muslim women -- Clothing -- Turkey
Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Turkey
Clothing and dress -- Turkey
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Beauty & Grooming.
Clothing and dress
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
Islamic clothing and dress
Muslim women -- Clothing
Turkey
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781474234382
1474234380
9781474234399
1474234399