Beschreibung:
Mere clothing is transformed into desirable fashion by the way it is represented in imagery. Fashion's Double examines how meanings are projected onto garments through their representation, whether in painting, photography, cinema or online fashion film, conveying identity and status, eliciting fascination and desire.With in-depth case studies including the work of Nick Knight and Helmut Newton, film examples such as The Hunger Games, music video Girl Panic by Duran Duran, and much more, this book analyses the interrelationship between clothing, identity, embodiment, representation and self-representation.Written for students and scholars alike, Fashion's Double will appeal to anyone studying fashion, cultural studies, art theory and history, photography, sociology, and film.
Provides essential historical and theoretical context to enhance reader's understanding of the varied ways in which fashion and representation interact
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Painting Fashion2. The Model Image: From Illustration to Photograph3. The Little Black Dress and Capital Couture4. Perverse Utopias: Helmut Newton5. Music Video, Pornochic and Retro-Elegance6. Fashion Film, or The Disappearing Catwalk7. Conclusion: Conditions of ImposibilityBibliographyIndex