Fashioning socialism: clothing, politics, and consumer culture in East Germany

Ideologies and politics of consumption

The logic and contingencies of planning, producing, and distributing

From "new out of old" to "socialist fashion" : patching together an alternative consumer culture

Economies of value and politics of price

The embarrassment of surpluses

The disillusionment of dreams of distinction : hochmodisch apparel, fashion boutiques, and exquisit stores

Shopping, sewing, networking, complaining : consumer practices and the relationship between state and society.