Alexandru Balasescu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6676640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandru Balasescu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandru |
| FAMILY NAME | Balasescu |
| SIGNATURE | BĂLĂȘESCU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alexandru Balasescu is fashion commentator at Realitatea TV, a news channel in Romania, and has a PhD degree in anthropology (2004) from the University of California, Irvine. His thesis focuses on the symbolic and material links between the fashion industry in Paris and Tehran. He has published in academic journals such as the Journal of Material Culture, Fashion Theory, and Gender and History, as well as in the popular magazines Zoo and Idea. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Another economy
The looming oil crisis, pollution, and climate change have pushed governments, corporations, and individuals to think of new policies, new objects/products and new manners to market them – usually under the label of “green economy” (or the shifting towards a sustainable economy).The changes that are on the way as a result of the envisaged “green revolution” need a broad vision that couples the economy of energetic techniques with the related soci…
Haute Couture in Tehran
This article sketches a map of the formation of taste in Iran and the circulation of desire across class and geographic borders. Focusing on haute couture production in Tehran, it focuses on the careers of two designers. Discussing their sources of inspiration and the expectations of their clients, it illustrates different understandings of fashion in the city. Ideas about modernity, tradition, and the West are reworked according to the aesthetic…
Tehran Chic
Tehran Chic
Haute Couture in Tehran
This article sketches a map of the formation of taste in Iran and the circulation of desire across class and geographic borders. Focusing on haute couture production in Tehran, it focuses on the careers of two designers. Discussing their sources of inspiration and the expectations of their clients, it illustrates different understandings of fashion in the city. Ideas about modernity, tradition, and the West are reworked according to the aesthetic…
Tehran Chic
Haute Couture in Tehran
This article sketches a map of the formation of taste in Iran and the circulation of desire across class and geographic borders. Focusing on haute couture production in Tehran, it focuses on the careers of two designers. Discussing their sources of inspiration and the expectations of their clients, it illustrates different understandings of fashion in the city. Ideas about modernity, tradition, and the West are reworked according to the aesthetic…
Another economy
The looming oil crisis, pollution, and climate change have pushed governments, corporations, and individuals to think of new policies, new objects/products and new manners to market them – usually under the label of “green economy” (or the shifting towards a sustainable economy).The changes that are on the way as a result of the envisaged “green revolution” need a broad vision that couples the economy of energetic techniques with the related soci…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Modernity (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work)