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Studia fennica, 0085-6935

Studia Fennica Historica, 1458-526X ; 20

Studia Fennica, 0085-6835

Studia Fennica. Historica ; 20. 1458-526X

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Contents

Introduction -- The formative years of the Soviet fashion industry : from the Russian Revolution to the end of Stalin's rule -- Economic development and standard of living in the USSR after the Second World War : a consumer's perspective -- The early years of the Moscow, all-union fashion house -- The institutionalization of Soviet fashion : the system of clothing design and fashion organizations in the USSR (1960-1980) -- Fashion at GUM, the state department store at Moscow -- The Tallinn House of Fashion Design : a gateway to the West -- Fashion in people's mind : the public discussion of the culture of dress in the Soviet press -- Conclusion.

Summary

"This book presents, above all, a study of the establishment and development of the Soviet organization and system of fashion industry and design as it gradually evolved in the years after the Second World War in the Soviet Union, which was, in the understanding of its leaders, reaching the mature or last stage of socialism when the country was firmly set on the straight trajectory to its final goal, Communism. What was typical of this complex and extensive system of fashion was that it was always loyally subservient to the principles of the planned socialist economy. This did not by any means indicate that everything the designers and other fashion professionals did was dictated entirely from above by the central planning agencies. Neither did it mean that their professional judgment would have been only secondary to ideological and political standards set by the Communist Party and the government of the Soviet Union. On the contrary, as our study shows, the Soviet fashion professionals had a lot of autonomy. They were eager and willing to exercise their own judgment in matters of taste and to set the agenda of beauty and style for Soviet citizens. The present book is the first comprehensive and systematic history of the development of fashion and fashion institutions in the Soviet Union after the Second World War. Our study makes use of rich empirical and historical material that has been made available for the first time for scientific analysis and discussion. The main sources for our study came from the state, party and departmental archives of the former Soviet Union. We also make extensive use of oral history and the writings published in Soviet popular and professional press."

Language

English.

Local Note

JSTOR

Subject

Fashion -- Soviet Union -- History.

Fashion design -- Soviet Union -- History.

Fashion design -- Social aspects -- Soviet Union -- History.

Socialism and culture -- Soviet Union -- History.

Socialisme et culture -- URSS -- Histoire.

Cultural studies.

Fashion and society.

Fashion and textiles: design.

History of fashion.

Industrial -- commercial art and design.

Political ideologies.

Politics and government.

Socialism and left-of-centre democratic ideologies.

Society and culture: general.

Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.

The arts.

SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.

Fashion

Fashion design

Socialism and culture

Soviet Union

Indexed Term

Cultural history

Fashion design

Fashion history

Fashion industry

Socialism

Soviet Union

Genre/Form

History

Added Author

Zhuravlev, S. V. (Sergeĭ Vladimirovich)

Added Title

Fashion industry in the Soviet Union after the Second World War

Other Form:

Print version: Fashion meets socialism Helsinki : Finnish Literature Society - SKS, [2015] 9789522226655 (DLC) 2015495645

ISBN

9789522226655 (pbk.)

9522226653 (pbk.)

9789522226785

9522226785

9789522227522

9522227528

Standard No.

10.21435/sfh.20 doi