Sociologist Ashley Mears takes us behind the brightly lit runways and glossy advertisements of the fashion industry in this insider’s study of the world of modeling. Mears, who worked as a model in New York and London, draws on observations as well as extensive interviews with male and female models, agents, clients, photographers, stylists, and others, to explore the economics and politics—and the arbitrariness— behind the business of glamour. Exploring a largely hidden arena of cultural production, she shows how the right "look" is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. She examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. An original contribution to the sociology of work in the new cultural economy, Pricing Beauty offers rich, accessible analysis of the invisible ways in which gender, race, and class shape worth in the marketplace.

A perfect notebook for models and people in fashion industry. Capture your thoughts wherever you go. This is a multi purpose journal and can be used in many ways. This journal is of large paper size 8.5"" X 11"", and hence has ample space for capturing any thoughts. This notebook is easy to carry around and perfect for the desk. Journal has a beautiful and elegant art work as cover, designed by one of the most profound graphic designer in the world. Specifications Paperback: 109 pages Language: English Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces Quality Paper: Excellent for fountains pens and ink. No feathering and bleeding. Thick paper. Binding: Strong Binding: The pages don't get peeled away from the cover. Rounded case binding is holding the pages tight. GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY...

From the haute couture runways of Paris and New York and editorial photo shoots for glossy fashion magazines to reality television, models have been a ubiquitous staple of twentieth- and twenty-first-century American consumer culture. In Work! Elspeth H. Brown traces the history of modeling from the advent of photographic modeling in the early twentieth century to the rise of the supermodel in the 1980s. Brown outlines how the modeling industry sanitized and commercialized models' sex appeal in order to elicit and channel desire into buying goods. She shows how this new form of sexuality—whether exhibited in the Ziegfeld Follies girls' performance of Anglo-Saxon femininity or in African American models' portrayal of black glamour in the 1960s—became a central element in consumer capitalism and a practice that has always been shaped by queer sensibilities. By outlining the paradox that queerness lies at the center of capitalist heteronormativity and telling the largely unknown story of queer models and photographers, Brown offers an out of the ordinary history of twentieth-century American culture and capitalism.

This Journal/Notebook features: * 120 Blank, wide-ruled lined pages. * 6 x 9 size journal - big enough for your writing and small enough for everyday use. * A great looking cover.

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A Journal Planner for Fashion Models specifically designed for aspiring and up and coming models

- 5" x 8" - 118 lined pages - College rule line spacing - If you love fashion modeling you'll love this notebook. - 5x8 size makes it the perfect notebook for taking notes at work, while traveling, or taking with you anywhere you go.. - College rule lined pages let you write lots of notes and drawings. - Soft, matte finish cover is a joy to hold. - Makes a great gift for your favorite fashion models and an awesome present for modeling agencies.