Criminal closet: features of deviant costume
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A gangster in an expensive suit, a detective in a trench coat, a hooligan in a shapeless hoodie... How does clothing become a marker of deviance and threat? And can it really influence social behavior? Using a variety of approaches and methodologies, the authors of this collection, compiled by fashion historian Joan Turney, seek to answer these questions. From the style of soccer fans to the kogyaru suit, from rappers' closets to Norwegian knit sweaters on trial, from pirate symbols to debates about the "too revealing" clothing of victims, the researchers focus on fashion phenomena that are in one way or another associated with the violation of social norms. The articles collected in this book help us to see the familiar set of ideas about criminal behavior and deviant costume as a fluid system whose foundations are constantly being revised in response to historical and political contexts. Analyzing our ways of "reading" the appearance of potential troublemakers helps us to understand how we construct the image of the "other" in the contemporary world.
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- All books by the publisher
- All books in the series Library of the magazine "Fashion Theory"
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