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Fashion and Jazz - Dress, Identity and Subcultural Improvisation (Hardcover)
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Fashion and Jazz - Dress, Identity and Subcultural Improvisation (Hardcover)
Series: Dress, Body, Culture
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Born in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity
during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender
inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers
discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy
mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion and style
aesthetic. "Fashion and Jazz" is the first study to identify the
behaviours, signs and meanings that defined this newly evolving
subcultural style. Drawing on fashion studies and cultural theory,
the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and political
entanglements of jazz and dress, with individual chapters exploring
key themes such as race, class and gender. Including a wide variety
of case studies, ranging from Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald
to Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, it presents a critical and
cultural analysis of jazz performers as modern icons of fashion and
popular style. Addressing a number of previously underexplored
areas of jazz culture, such as modern dandyism and the link between
drug use and glamorous dress, " Fashion and Jazz" provides a
fascinating history of fashion's dialogue with African-American art
and style. It is essential reading for students of fashion,
cultural studies, African-American studies and history.
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