Abstract
The article treats the concept of fashion in a systems theoretical perspective. It is carried by the idea that the relation between consciousness and fashion presents a key to a better understanding of as well the phenomenon of fashion as the relation between fashion and communication. It conceives of the imitational pole of fashion as a latent social ritual that ›hides‹ behind socially charged fashion objects. On this backdrop, it discusses different systems theoretical conceptions of fashion and takes alternative theories into consideration.
| Original language | German |
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| Journal | Soziale Systeme: Zeitschrift für soziologische Theorie |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 121-149 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| ISSN | 0948-423X |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |