{"product_id":"9781350076297","title":"1960s Model Girl Narrative Identities in Fashion, Time and History","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1960s Model Girl\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNarrative Identities in Fashion, Time and History\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFelice McDowell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamining histories of post-war Britain, fashion, modelling, photography and popular culture, \u003ci\u003e1960s Model Girl: Narrative Identities in Fashion, Time and History \u003c\/i\u003eexplores model girl narratives found throughout media, fashion magazines, advice literature, auto\/biographies and fashion exhibits.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing theories of history, life-writing and narrative identity,\u003ci\u003e 1960s Model Girl\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how these can be applied to the study of fashion and shows how fashion studies opens new pathways to understanding identity and emergent British femininities. Drawing on a wealth of archival research, case studies include teen fashion magazines \u003ci\u003ePetticoat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eModel Girl\u003c\/i\u003e; advice writing of model agent Lucie Clayton and fashion journalist Suzy Menkes; autobiographies of fashion models Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy; and the \u003ci\u003eMary Quant\u003c\/i\u003e exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2019-2020).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides an intricate study of a varied and manifold figure whose impact and influence spreads further afield than a particular time, place and professional context. Closely attending to a range of model girl narratives, \u003ci\u003e1960s Model Girl\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the cultural past and, in turn, sheds light on our own historical present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFelice McDowell \u003c\/b\u003eis Course Leader of the MA Fashion Cultures and Histories programme at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK. She is co-editor (with Leah Armstrong) of \u003ci\u003eFashioning Professionals \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2018).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 July 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350076297\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936222118028,"sku":"9781350076297","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f58f5012-0d97-454d-95d3-035db616ace6.jpg?v=1786015306","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350076297","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}