The first in the four-part series "Habits of Being," charting the
social, cultural, and political expression of clothing as seen on
the street and in museums, in films and literature, and in
advertisements and magazines, this volume features a close-up focus
on accessories--the shoe, the hat, the necklace--intimately
connected to the body.
These essays, most of which have appeared in the cutting-edge
Italian series "Abito e Identita," offer new theoretical and
historical takes on the role of clothing, dress, and accessories in
the construction of the modern subject. With contributions by
leading scholars in art history, semiotics, literary and film
studies, history and fashion studies, and with additional writings
by psychoanalysts, textile artists, and fashion designers from
Europe and America, readers will encounter a dizzying array of
ideas about the modern body and the ways in which we dress
it.
From perspectives on the "model body" to Sonia Delaunay's designs,
from Fascist-era Spanish women's prescribed ways of dressing to
Futurist vests, from Barbara Stanwyck's anklet to Salvatore
Ferragamo's sandals, from a poet's tiara to a worker's cap, from
the scarlet letter to the yellow star: "Accessorizing the Body"
imparts startling insights into how much the most modest accessory
might reveal.
Contributors: Zsofia Ban, Eotvos Lorand U, Budapest; Martha Banta,
U of California, Los Angeles; Vittoria C. Caratozzolo, U of Rome
"La Sapienza"; Paola Colaiacomo, U of Rome "La Sapienza"; Maria
Damon, U of Minnesota; Giuliana Di Febo, U of Rome Three; Micol
Fontana; Manuela Fraire; Becky Peterson, U of New Mexico; Jeffrey
C. Stewart, U of California, Santa Barbara; Vito Zagarrio, U of
Rome Three; Franca Zoccoli.
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