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Regulating Style

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Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced original...
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  • 11 October 2016
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Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. Fashion companies have taken notice, ensuring that international trade agreements include stronger intellectual property protections to prevent brand “piracy.” In Regulating Style, Kedron Thomas approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knockoffs, asking why they copy and wear popular brands, how they interact with legal frameworks and state institutions that criminalize their livelihood, and what is really at stake for fashion companies in the global regulation of style.
 
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Price: $29.95
Pages: 328
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date: 11 October 2016
ISBN: 9780520964860
Format: eBook
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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

Introduction
1. Economic Regulation and the Value of Concealment
2. The Ethics of Piracy
3. Brand Pollution
4. Fiscal and Moral Accountability
5. Making the Highlands Safe for Business
Conclusion: Late Style

Notes
References
Index