This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them. Since the 1980s, American sneaker enthusiasts, popularly known as sneakerheads or sneakerholics , have created a distinctive identity for themselves, while sneaker manufacturers such as Reebok, Puma and Nike have be...

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1. Verfasser:	Kawamura, Yuniya 1963- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	[London] Bloomsbury Publishing 2016 London Bloomsbury Fashion Central [2021]
Schriftenreihe:	Dress, body, culture
Schlagworte:	Sneakers Sneakers > Social aspects Sneaker Subkultur Mode Globalisierung
Online-Zugang:	DE-523 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them. Since the 1980s, American sneaker enthusiasts, popularly known as sneakerheads or sneakerholics , have created a distinctive identity for themselves, while sneaker manufacturers such as Reebok, Puma and Nike have become global fashion brands. How have sneakers come to gain this status and what makes them fashionable? In what ways are sneaker subcultures bound up with gender identity and why are sneakerholics mostly young men? Based on the author s own ethnographic fieldwork in New York, where sneaker subculture is said to have originated, this unique study traces the transformation of sneakers from sportswear to fashion symbol. Sneakers explores the obsessions and idiosyncrasies surrounding the sneaker phenomenon, from competitive subcultures to sneaker painting and artwork. It is a valuable contribution to the growing study of footwear in fashion studies and will appeal to students of fashion theory, gender studies, sociology, and popular culture
Beschreibung:	Previously issued in print: London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 186 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781474262941
DOI:	10.5040/9781474262941