Fashion is an inevitable part of our daily lives, whether we recognize it as such or not. This book, however, deals with a very specific form of fashion, and that is the wardrobe fashion. In particular, with the wardrobe fashion in the West over the last few centuries. Fashion is very closely associated with art, and as such it is not possible to write about it in an exact and entirely objective way. However, it is possible to be systematic about it and remove as much of a subjective taste judgments as possible. In that regard, this book succeeds admirably. Oftentimes accounts of fashion are written in an overinflated flowery language that manages to confuse more than enlighten, but this short introduction eschews all such diffusive narrative and presents its subject in a very matter of fact and accessible style. It focuses on the historic development of the fashion industry, its sources of inspiration and the symbiotic existence that it has with the wider popular culture. Chapter on ethical aspects of fashion examines the negative practices that have been garnering a lot of spotlight recently - the use of fur, the harsh working conditions of many garment workers, and the promotion of stereotypes in advertising. It also talks about the ethical issues that were more prominent in the past, but which still reverberate, such as modesty, and gender and identity aspects of fashion. However, to author's credit, the book does not dwell on any of these issues extensively. In my opinion they have been getting an inordinate amount of traction in the media as it is.

Even, as mentioned earlier, the book deals primarily with Western fashion, the increasing globalization and the interconnectedness of the world means that many non-Westerners are having an increasing impact on the fashion industry. Consequently the book spends a whole chapter on globalization.

Overall, this is a fairly interesting overview of fashion, its history and major trends. Reading it may not make you into a stylish person, but it will is bound to inform and educate.

时尚是我们日常生活中不可避免的一部分，无论我们是否认识到这一点。然而，这本书涉及一种非常具体的时尚形式，那就是衣柜时尚。特别是，在过去的几个世纪里，西方的衣柜时尚。时尚与艺术密切相关，因此不可能以一种准确和完全客观的方式来写它。然而，有可能对它进行系统化，并尽可能地去除主观的品味判断。在这一点上，本书取得了令人钦佩的成功。很多时候，对时尚的描述都是用一种过于夸张的花言巧语写成的，它能使人迷惑而不是启迪，但这本简短的介绍避开了所有这些漫无边际的叙述，以一种非常事实和易懂的风格来介绍它的主题。它侧重于时尚产业的历史发展、其灵感来源以及它与更广泛的流行文化的共生关系。关于时尚的道德方面的章节研究了最近备受关注的负面做法--毛皮的使用、许多服装工人的恶劣工作条件以及广告中的陈规定型观念的宣传。它还谈到了在过去比较突出的道德问题，但这些问题仍在回荡，如谦虚，以及时尚的性别和身份方面。然而，值得称赞的是，这本书并没有广泛地讨论这些问题。在我看来，它们已经在媒体上得到了过多的关注，因为它是。

即使如前所述，该书主要涉及西方时尚，但日益全球化和世界的相互联系意味着许多非西方人对时尚界的影响越来越大。因此，该书用了整整一章来讨论全球化。

总的来说，这是一本关于时尚、其历史和主要趋势的相当有趣的概述。阅读它可能不会使你成为一个时尚的人，但它一定会提供信息和教育。

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