Umfang:
VIII, 243, [24] S.
,
Ill.
ISBN:
0195090446
Inhalt:
The concept of fetishism has recently assumed a growing importance in critical thinking about the cultural construction of sexuality. Yet until now no scholar with an in-depth knowledge of fashion history has studied the actual clothing fetishes themselves. Nor has there been a serious exploration of the historical relationship between fashion and fetishism, although erotic styles have changed significantly and "sexual chic" has become increasingly conspicuous. Marshalling a dazzling array of evidence from pornography, psychology, and history, as well as interviews with individuals involved in sexual fetishism, sadomasochism, and cross-dressing, Steele illuminates the complex relationship between appearance and identity. Based on years of research, her book Fetish: Fashion, Sex & Power explains how a paradigm shift in attitudes toward sex and gender has given rise to the phenomenon of fetish fashion.
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Psychologie
Schlagwort(e):
Fetischismus
;
Mode
;
Geschichte
;
Subkultur
Mehr zum Autor:
Steele, Valerie 1955-
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