Colors in fashion / edited by Jonathan Faiers and Mary Westerman Bulgarella.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Faiers, Jonathan, editor.

Bulgarella, Mary Westerman, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion--Philosophy.

Fashion.

Colors--Psychological aspects.

Colors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Summary:

Color speaks a powerful cultural language, conveying political, sexual, and economic messages that, throughout history, have revealed how we relate to ourselves and our world. This ground-breaking compilation is the first to investigate how color in fashionable and ceremonial dress has played a significant social role, indicating acceptance and exclusion, convention and subversion. From the use of white in pioneering feminism to the penchant for black in post-war France, and from mystical scarlet broadcloth to the horrors of arsenic-laden green fashion, this publication demonstrates that color in dress is as mutable, nuanced, and varied as color itself. Divided into four thematic parts - solidarity, power, innovation, and desire - each section highlights the often violent, emotional histories of color in dress across geographical, temporal and cultural boundaries. Underlying today's relaxed attitude to color lies a chromatic complexity that speaks of wars, migrations and economics. While acknowledging the importance that technology has played in the development of new dyes, the chapters explore color as a catalyst for technical innovation that continues to inspire designers, artists, and performers. Bringing together cutting-edge contributions from leading scholars, it is essential reading for academics of fashion, textiles, design, cultural studies and art history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474273695

1474273696