In the first comprehensive study of the interactions between fashion, performance and performativity, a group of international experts explore fashion as the ideal complex space - or, in other words, the ideal space where performance and performativity come together, according t…
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"In the first comprehensive study of the interactions between fashion, performance and performativity, a group of international experts explore fashion as the ideal 'complex space' -- or, in other words, the ideal space where performance and performativity come together, accordi…
Section 1. Transformations and translations. Leigh Bowery: between performance and performativity ; Francesca Granata, The new school parsons, New York, USA ; Emphatic objects: representing refugees through clothing / Marco Pecorari ; Creating the object/performing the subject: …
"In the first comprehensive study of the interactions between fashion, performance and performativity, a group of international experts explore fashion as the ideal 'complex space' -- or, in other words, the ideal space where performance and performativity come together, accordi…
"In the first comprehensive study of the interactions between fashion, performance and performativity, a group of international experts explore fashion as the ideal 'complex space' -- or, in other words, the ideal space where performance and performativity come together, accordi…
"For South Asia, fashion and consumption have come to play an increasingly important role in the lives of young people and in the formation of youth cultures. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have all, in related and distinctive way…
"This book is a guide to using Art History's theory of iconography to interpret fashion imagery, thereby uncovering meanings related to society, class, culture and the history of dress"--
"Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing them from his or her civilian alter-ego. Instantly recognizable, the often garish garb includes insignias which are frequently appropriated and distorted throughout the world in a variety of media. This book provides …
Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing him or her from the civilian alter ego. The often garish garb expresses a hero's otherness and empowers its wearers to seek a primal form of justice. This book provides the first interdisciplinary analysis of the super…
Preface -- 1. Communicating Fashion -- 2. Clothing as Intra- and Interpersonal Communication -- 3. Clothing Dynamics in Groups and Cultures -- 4. Fashion: Systems, Meaning and Time -- 5. Clothing, News and Tastemaking -- 6. Clothing on Film and Television -- 7. Ads, Brands and R…
"Entertainingly written with examples from popular culture, Communicating Fashion draws together theories from communication, media and fashion studies to explain how we all use clothing to express ourselves and how the media shapes our understanding of fashion and style"--
"Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization. With its roots in earlier times, it is a term that emphasizes alteration, mutation, and exchange between cultures. While the familiar orientalisms persist, transorient…
In recent years, menswear has moved decisively center stage. Menswear Revolution investigates the transformation of men's fashion through the lens of shifting masculinities, examining how its increasing diversity has created new ways for men to explore and express their identiti…
"A concise introduction to fashion theories, covering cultural, social and individual influences on fashion and how the fashion system works. Get up-to-speed with fashion theories like scarcity and conformity through practical examples and accessible case studies. Introducing Fa…
"As the practice of fashion curation extends into commercial galleries, public and retail spaces, and even to the individual self, professional concepts of 'curating' are undergoing rapid change. Today, everyone is seemingly able to 'curate', but where does this leave the tradit…
"As the practice of fashion curation extends into commercial galleries, public and retail spaces, and even to the individual self, professional concepts of 'curating' are undergoing rapid change. Today, everyone is seemingly able to 'curate', but where does this leave the tradit…
"In 1975 Laura Mulvey published her seminal essay on the male gaze, ushering in a new era in understanding the politics and theory of looking at the female body. Since then, feminist thinking has expanded upon and revised Mulvey's theory and much of the Western world has seen a …
I. Introduction : Understanding subcultural studies: Dick Hebdige revisited -- Placing Tokyo on the fashion map: from catwalk to street style -- Japanese youth in a changing society -- II. Geographically and stylistically defined Japanese subcultures : Shibuya: the youth in outs…
