%0 Journal Article %T Rytuały mody. Struktura, praktyki i znaczenie pokazów mody %A Raciniewska, Alicja %J Prace Etnograficzne %V 2014 %R 10.4467/22999558.PE.14.007.2830 %N Tom 42, Numer 2 %P 95-108 %K the fashion show, a spectacle, designer, collection, rituals of fashion, the catwalk economy %@ 0083-4327 %D 2014 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/prace-etnograficzne/artykul/rytualy-mody-struktura-praktyki-i-znaczenie-pokazow-mody %X Rituals of fashion. Structure, practices and the importance of the fashion shows The subject of interest in this paper is the topic of social features of the fashion show, treated as an important ritual and institution of the clothing industry. The first aim of the article is the analysis of the structure of the fashion shows, treated as a specific art form and social organisation; second - an indication of the most important social functions of fashion shows in modern Western societies.