Islam, faith, and fashion : the Islamic fashion industry in Turkey / Magdalena Crăciun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crăciun, Magdalena, author.

Series:

Dress and fashion research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--Clothing--Turkey.

Muslim women.

Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Islam--Turkey.

Clothing and dress.

Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Islam.

Clothing trade.

History.

Fashion.

Clothing and dress--Economic aspects.

Muslim women--Clothing.

Turkey.

Clothing and dress--Economic aspects--Turkey--History--21st century.

Fashion--Turkey--History--21st century.

Clothing trade--Turkey--History--21st century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 189 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Summary:

The subject of religion and dress in Turkey has been debated at great length both in academia and the media. Through in-depth ethnographic research into the Turkish fashion market and the work of a category of new comers, namely headscarf-wearing fashion professionals, Islam, Faith and Fashion examines entrepreneurship in this market and the aesthetic desirability, religious suitability, and ethical credibility of fashionable Islamic dress. 0What makes a fashionable outfit Islamically appropriate? What makes an Islamically appropriate outfit fashionable? What are the conditions, challenges and constraints an entrepreneur faces in this market, and how do they market their products? Is the presumed oxymoronic nature of Islamic fashion a challenge or a burden? Through case studies and ethnographic portraits, Craciun questions the commercialization of Islamic dress and tackles the delicate and often incompatible relationship between clothing worn in recognition of religious belief and clothing worn purely because it is fashionable. This timely analysis of fashion, religion, ethics, and aesthetics presents dress as a disputed and a contested locus of modernity. Islam, Faith and Fashion will be essential reading for students of fashion, anthropology, and material and visual culture.

Contents:

The veiling debates : Islamic dress, Islamist headscarves and Islamic fashion

A sector with flexible boundaries

Headscarf-wearing fashion professionals

Fashionable garments

Fashion images

Becoming fashion professionals

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474234375

1474234372

9781474234368

1474234364

OCLC:

961002000