Essays about: "slimness"

Found 1 essay containing the word slimness.

  1. 1. The 'Perfect' Body : A Study of the Body in Today's Consumer Society

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för modevetenskap

    Author : Natascha Katzwinkel; [2014]
    Keywords : body; perfect; fitness culture; commodity; consumption; slimness; postmodernism; A F; Calvin Klein; fitness magazine;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the ways in which the body is positioned within consumer society. The development of body ideals in Western societies is examined in order to point out consumers’ occupation with appearances and their bodies as signifiers of success. READ MORE