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The Portrayal of Beauty in Women's Fashion Magazines

Brian Moeran Brian Moeran is Professor of Business Anthropology at the Copenhagen Business School and director of the ©reative Encounters research program studying the socioeconomic organization of creative industries (including fashion and media). He has written widely on advertising, and is completing a book on fashion magazines (provisionally titled Magazine Junkies). [email protected]
Pages 491-510 | Published online: 21 Apr 2015

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