''Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture'' is a

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published by

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. Established in 1997, it covers the study of

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, including aspects from

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, consumption studies, and

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. In the first editorial, the founding

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Valerie Steele ( The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology) stated that the journal approaches fashion "as the cultural construction of the embodied identity". The journal explores issues related to the body in society and also includes studies on practices of production, dissemination, and consumption of dress. Additionally, it features reviews of exhibitions and academic publications.

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