Overview

A critique of the politics of dress for women in power. What is the relationship between fashion, women, and power? As never before, women in positions of political power find themselves facing the maelstroms of mass media regarding both their fashion and their right to govern. In this book, contributors offer a wide set of perspectives on women and their fashions when taking up powerful positions in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States as well as emerging women leaders in Asia. This book questions the relationship between women and dress and interrogates how this conversation informs and articulates how women are viewed when taking up public office. The book critiques the interplays between politics, power, class, race, and social expectations concerning the politics of getting dressed. 

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Author:   Denise N. Rall (Southern Cross University, Australia)
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781789384611

ISBN 10:   1789384613
Pages:   235
Publication Date:   22 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Overview Denise N. Rall Section I: Theoretical Approaches to Women in Leadership and Political Fashion Denise N. Rall with Jo Turney Case Studies I: Gender, Politics & Identity: Lessons from Past and Present Chapter 1. Rational Dress ‘As an Expression of the Fin-de-Siecle Aspiration Towards Equality of the Sexes’ Madeleine Seys   Chapter 2. Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Premier: Fashion and performing gender Sarah Baker    Chapter 3. An Empress’s Wardrobe Unlock’d: Empress Masako and Japan’s Princess Fashions Emerald L. King and Megan Rose   Case Studies II. Making Politics through Fashion    Chapter 4. Women Politicians, Fashion, and the Media in Australia from Enid Lyons to Julia Gillard Amanda Laugesen   Chapter 5. Dressing up two Democratic First Ladies: Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama Denise N. Rall, Jo Coghlan, Lisa J. Hackett and Annita Boyd   Chapter 6. Codes of Power: Transforming the Dress and Appearance of female Asian politicians Jennifer Craik and Anne Peirson-Smith   Case Studies III. Women and Power: Social Media, Politics and Resistance  Chapter 7. Leopard in Kitten Heels: The politics of Theresa May’s sartorial choices Rachel Evans   Chapter 8. Felix Siauw: Storyteller, Preacher and Profiteer: Fashioning a New Brand of Islam in Indonesia Rheinhard Sirait   Chapter 9. All Dressed in Black: decoding the gendered liminal appearance of protest in Hong Kong Anne Peirson-Smith and Jennifer Craik

Reviews

'The anthology grew out of a 2018 seminar on the politics of dress held at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and almost all of the contributors are Australian. The ‘down under’ perspective, which looks to Asia as well as to the West, is refreshing. [...] This anthology contains many compelling glimpses of the ways the media has treated female politicians and the way individual women have found to negotiate their fashion choices. [...] A valuable work. Theoretical perspectives are offered, the case studies are informative and several of the essays offer frameworks for looking at fashion in political context. While readers will have to do their own synthesis, the composite look at the impact of the media is both important and instructive. Similarly, the composite bibliography – found in the introduction and the separate essays – is extensive and will prove helpful to future scholars.' -- Beverly Gordon, Fashion, Style & Popular Culture

Author Information

Dr Denise N. Rall is an adjunct research fellow in the School of Arts & Social Sciences at Southern Cross University, Australia. Her research over the last ten years has explored the meanings of dress during global conflicts and in politics.

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