Cool Shades: The History and Meaning of Sunglasses

by Vanessa Brown

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Cool Shades provides the first in-depth exploration of the enduring appeal of sunglasses in visual culture, both historically and today.

Ubiquitous in fashion, advertising, film and graphic design, sunglasses are the ultimate signifier of 'cool' in mass culture; a powerful attribute pervading much fashion and pop cultural imagery which has received little scholarly attention until now.

Accessible and highly engaging, this book...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0857854453

ISBN13:9780857854452

Release Date:December 2014

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.73 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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