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084			_aDES005000 _aSOC002010 _aSOC032000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aKawamura, Yuniya, _d1963-
245	1	0	_aSneakers : _bfashion, gender, and subculture / _cYuniya Kawamura.
263			_a1601
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bBloomsbury Academic, _c2016.
300			_apages cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aDress, body, culture
520			_a"This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them. Since the 1980s, members of American sneaker subcultures, 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 attractive? In what ways are sneaker subcultures bound up with gender identity and why are sneakerholics mostly 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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. The Socio-cultural Significance of Footwear: Past and Present -- 2. Gendered Footwear Fetishism: Sneakers for Men and Stiletto Heels for WomenPart II: Sneaker Subculture as a Masculine Phenomenon -- 3. The Background of a Sneaker Phenomenon: From Periphery to Mainstream -- 4. The Male Bond among Sneakerholics -- 5. Sneaker Collection as Competition and Obsession -- 6. A New Genre in the Art Scene: Sneaker Painting -- 7. The Sneaker Industry as the Global Fashion Industry Conclusion: The Intersections of Gender and Identity in the American Sneaker Subculture.
650		0	_aSneakers.
650		0	_aSneakers _xSocial aspects.
650		7	_aDESIGN / Fashion. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. _2bisacsh
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