ISBN:
9781859738009
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (175 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011
Series Statement:
Dress, body, culture
Parallel Title:
Print version The Clothed Body
DDC:
391
Keywords:
Fashion Social aspects
;
Clothing and dress Social aspects
;
Human body Social aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different meanings in different contexts. This compelling book convincingly demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by deeper meanings and philosop hies. From tattoos and mini-skirts, to skin decoration, makeup and hair, Calefato unpicks the multiple functions of modern dress. Exploring intriguing commonalities - for example, between tattooed Egyptian mummies of 2000 BC and modern subcultural st yles - Calefato considers the psychological, cultural, spiritual and symbolic significances at pla
Description / Table of Contents:
Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; Dress Language and Communication; Dress and Social Identity; Grotesque; Meaning; Everyday Models; The Face and the Gaze; Model the Nude and the Doll; Mythology; Fashion and Cinema; Wearing Black; Mass Fashion The Role of Fashion in Music; Time; Fashion Intertexts; Objects; Bibliography; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.2752/9780857854049
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