The Psychopolitics of Fashion: Conflict and Courage Under the Current State of Fashion - Paperback

$80.91

The Psychopolitics of Fashion: Conflict and Courage Under the Current State of Fashion - Paperback

Name: The Psychopolitics of Fashion: Conflict and Courage Under the Current State of Fashion - Paperback
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by Otto Von Busch

$80.91

Book Overview

What if fashion was a state? What kind of state would it be? Probably not a democracy. Otto von Busch sees fashion as a totalitarian state, with a population all too eager to enact the decrees of its aesthetic superiority. Peers police each other and deploy acts of judgment, peer-regulation, and micro-violence to uphold the aesthetic order of fashion supremacy.

Using four design projects as tools for inquiry, Von Busch explores the seductive desires of envy and violence within fashion drawing on political theories. He proposes that the violent conflicts of fashion happen not only in arid cotton fields or collapsing factories, but in the everyday practice of getting dressed, in the judgments, sneers, and rejections of others. Indeed, he suggests that feelings of inclusion and adoration are what make us feel the pleasure of being fashionable-of being seductive, popular, and powerful.

Exploring the conflicting emotions associated with fashion, Von Busch argues that while the current state of fashion is bred out of fear, The Psychopolitics of Fashion can offer constructive modes of mitigation and resistance. Through projects that actively work towards disarming the violent practices of dress, Von Busch suggests paths towards a more engaging and meaningful experience of fashion he calls "deep fashion."

ISBN	9781350242814
Author	Otto Von Busch
Publisher	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Genre	Education, Arts, and Society & culture
Format	Paperback
Published	August 2021
Language	ENG- English
Pages	200
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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