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Dressing Dangerously: Dysfunctional Fashion in Film

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Description for Dressing Dangerously: Dysfunctional Fashion in Film Hardback. A thought-provoking examination of the challenging and sometimes sinister roles that fashion has played in the history of cinema Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 colour images + 200 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 246 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1672.

A thought-provoking examination of the challenging and sometimes sinister roles that fashion has played in the history of cinema

When Marlene Dietrich makes her entrance in Alfred Hitchcock’s Stage Fright, the Dior dress she wears immediately draws the viewer’s attention—not because of its designer label, but owing to the dramatic blood stains ruining its stylish surface. Fashion in film goes far beyond glamorous costumes on glamorous stars, as Jonathan Faiers proves in Dressing Dangerously, a pioneering study of the “cinematic negative wardrobe” revealed in mainstream movies. The book emphasizes how problematic, even shocking depictions of dress, until now ... Read more

Integrating fashion theory, film analysis, and literature, the insightful text investigates the ways cinema influences fashion and, conversely, how fashion speaks to film. The book also reveals how clothing, imbued with its own symbolic meaning, can be read much like a text; when used to provocative effect, for example, in films such as Villain,Leave Her to Heaven, and Casino,  the stars’ costumes as well as their actions elicit a complex set of emotional responses. Dressing Dangerously brings together a wealth of illustrations, from glossy publicity photos featuring immaculately dressed stars to film stills that capture "dangerously" fashionable moments.

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Product Details

Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1672g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300184389
SKU
V9780300184389
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About Jonathan Faiers
Jonathan Faiers is reader in fashion theory at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.

Reviews for Dressing Dangerously: Dysfunctional Fashion in Film
“In this fascinating book, Faiers investigates how fashion in film can be integral to the story being told, analyzing the way in which costuming can affect the runway and how clothing itself can be symbolic, portraying emotions and themes throughout a film.”—Los Angeles Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine
“Wry and probing”—Santa Few New Mexican
Santa Few New Mexican ... Read more

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