Overview

Clothing may not make the man (or woman), but it helps. How clothing as a vestige and artifact and as transmitter of identity moves from one use to another, from one fantasy to another fad, from one literary source to another visual one: these are the concerns of the essays in this volume. The second in a four-part series charting the social, cultural, and political expression of clothing, dress, and accessories, Exchanging Clothes focuses on the concept of transnational ""circulation and exchange""-not only the global exchange of material commodities across time and space but also of the ideas, images, colors, and textures related to fashion. Essays examine the parade of heroes past, from Homer and Virgil to Dante and Ariosto, wearing armor or nothing; the social power of a tie or of a safety pin sprung from punk fashion to the red carpet; a Midwestern thrift store, from cheap labor to cheap purchase, as a microcosm of global circulation; and lesbian pulp fiction as how-to-dress manuals. Whether looking at Kate Chopin's silk stockings, Nellie Bly's capacious bag, Audrey Hepburn's cross-Atlantic travels, rings in James Merrill's poetry, or feminine ornaments in Algeria, these essays offer an ever-expanding vision of how fashion moves through culture and the economy, reflecting and determining identity at every stage and turn of the transaction. Contributors: Nello Barile, IULM U, Milan; Vittoria C. Caratozzolo, Sapienza, U of Rome; Alisia Grace Chase, SUNY, Brockport; Chafika Dib-Marouf, Jules Verne U, Picardie; Anne Hollander; Mariuccia Mandelli (Krizia); Andrea Mariani, Gabriele d'Annunzio U, Chieti-Pescara; Katalin Medvedev, U of Georgia; Laura Montani; Karen Reimer; Cristina Scatamacchia, U of Perugia.

Full Product Details

Author:   Cristina Giorcelli ,  Paula Rabinowitz ,  Laura Montani ,  Mariuccia Mandelli
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780816678075

ISBN 10:   0816678073
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   20 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Clothing, Dress, Fashion: An Arcade Introduction. Walking the Walk: Circulation and Exchange Paula Rabinowitz 1. Accessory Questions Laura Montani 2. Krizia and Accessories Mariuccia Mandelli 3. The Dress of Thought: Clothing and Nudity in Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Ariosto Anne Hollander 4. Orbits of Power: Rings in James Merrill’s Poetry Andrea Mariani 5. Sheer Luxury: Kate Chopin’s “A Pair of Silk Stockings” Cristina Giorcelli 6. Traveling Light: Nellie Bly’s All-Inclusive Bag Cristina Scatamacchia 7. Like Their First Pair of High Heel Shoes: Continental Accessories and Audrey Hepburn’s Cinematic Coming of Age Alisia Grace Chase 8. Word-Processed for You by a Professional Seamstress Karen Reimer 9. Slips of the Tongue: Lesbian Pulp Fiction as How-to-Dress Manuals Paula Rabinowitz 10. A Safety Pin for Elizabeth: Hard-Edge Accessorizing from Punk Subculture to High Fashion Vittoria C. Caratozzolo 11. A Knot to Untie: Social Power, Fetishism, and Communication in the Social History of the Tie Nello Barile 12. Ornaments and Feminine Clothing Tradition in Algeria; or the Identity Quest Chafika Dib-Marouf 13. It Is a Garage Sale at Savers Every Day: An Ethnography of the Savers Thrift Department Store in Minneapolis Katalin Medvedev Coda: Speaking Out and Speaking Up: The Circulating Power of Fashion Cristina Giorcelli Contributors

Reviews

Author Information

Cristina Giorcelli is professor of American literature at the University of Rome Three. Paula Rabinowitz is professor of English at the University of Minnesota.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions