A typology of fashion violence

Fashion Theory-the Journal of Dress Body & Culture, 2010

2019

Fashion fills all cells of society only there, and where there is a possibility that some social groups or classes may imitate others by imparting separate cultural patterns. If we try on the basis of a past experience of comparing fashion as something substantive, we can say that in the twenty-first century it is striving for gradual institutionalization and this is joined by the field of sociology on one hand, and on the other of art objects.Fashion has the function of a social regulator, demonstrating social inequality but also smoothing the differences between social groups. It is not only a means of demonstrating social status, but also a means of impact. Based on the socio-psychological mechanisms of fashion influence, images and situations can be created that can generate certain ideas, some of which are in the field of fashion and the circle becomes a self-sustaining eternal reality, as the society to which they serve

critical perspectives on international …, 2007

The purpose of this paper is to present a selection of responses to the report Fashion Victims, published by War on Want in December 2006. It offers a range of viewpoints presented by members of the Editorial Advisory Board of CPOIB. These are presented in chronological order of submission. There is some cross-reference by contributors to the work of others, but no attempt is made to present a unified argument. A number of different perspectives are presented on the central issue that is summarised by the opening heading in War on Want's report – “How cheap is too cheap?” It is seen that the answer to this question is very much dependent upon the standpoint of the respondent. In presenting this form of commentary, members of the CPOIB Editorial Board seek to stimulate debate about an issue of concern to contemporary society, without resort to the time delay and mediating processes of peer-review normally attached to academic writing. It is hoped that this discussion will provoke further contributions and a widening of the debate.

M/C Journal

Wearing clothing from the past is all the rage now. Different styles and aesthetics of vintage and historical clothing, original or appropriated, are popular with fashion wearers and home sewers. Social media is rich with images of anachronistic clothing and the major pattern companies have a large range of historical sewing patterns available. Butterick McCall, for example, have a Making History range of patterns for sewers of clothing from a range of historical periods up to the 1950s. The 1950s styled fashion is particularly popular with pattern producers. Yet little research exists that explains why anachronistic clothing is all the rage. Drawing on 28 interviews conducted by the author with women who wear/make 1950s styles clothing and a survey of 229 people who wear/make historical clothing, this article outlines four key reasons that help explain the popularity of wearing/making anachronistic clothing: It argues that there exists rage against four ‘fast fashion’ practices: e...

Annual Review of Sociology, 2013

In this article, we synthesize and analyze sociological understanding of fashion, with the main part of the review devoted to classical and recent sociological work. To further the development of this largely interdisciplinary field, we also highlight the key points of research in other disciplines. We define fashion as an unplanned process of recurrent change against a backdrop of order in the public realm. We clarify this definition after tracing fashion's origins and history. As a social phenomenon, fashion has been culturally and economically significant since the dawn of Modernity and has increased in importance with the emergence of mass markets, in terms of both production and consumption. Most research on this topic is concerned with dress, but we argue that there are no domain restrictions that should constrain fashion theories. We identify venues around which sociologists could develop further research in this field.

2008

From stolen pearls to a glove left at the scene of the crime, an excess of red lipstick or the postmodern gangster silhouette, If Looks Could Kill explores the compelling links between cinema, fashion, crime and violence. Tackling themes such as disguise, the expression of desire, juvenile delinquency and the corruption of beauty, this volume features a string of underworld characters (and their prosecutors) whose highly effective styling and sartorial gestures helped define cinematic genres from detective to thriller, gangster, film noir and horror. Edited by Marketa Uhlirova, Co-founder, Director and Curator of London’s Fashion in Film Festival, If Looks Could Kill features an extensive line-up of new essays on fashion and crime in cinema by acclaimed writers including Tom Gunning, Elizabeth Wilson, Caroline Evans, Roger K. Burton and Charlie Porter.

This is my research paper for the course Wearable Art: Introduction to Fashion Studies and Fashion in an Artistic Context. I analyze the evolution from body adornment to deconstruction of fashion. Then, I explore the use of fashion as a form of self-expression in this essay.

Fashion Practice