Fetish Style

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Fetish Style
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Frenchy Lunning
SeriesSubcultural Style
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreFashion design and theory
ISBN/Barcode 9781847885708
ClassificationsDewey:746.92
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 29 bw illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 28 February 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Fetish Style traces the history, forms and tendencies of sub-cultural fashions that are popular in both mainstream and alternative fashion cultures. Presenting the world of subcultural fetish clothing design in all of its richness and beauty, this book explores the idea of fetish as subversive and repressive as reflected in clothing choices in people of all ages and cultures. Linking the fetishistic aspects of contemporary culture with everyday clothing as dictated by fashion and merchandizing, Fetish Style presents a fascinating study of historical as well as 21st century subcultures. Case studies include the Japanese-influenced 'tribes' of the various Lolita formations, the Shotaru (male Lolita), the club scene, the Goths, the hip-hop fashions and other locally-formed fetishized practices. Fetish Style will be key reading for anyone interested in fetish fashion both past and present.

Author Biography

Lunning is Professor of Liberal Arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Reviews

"Invaluable to readers is the extensive list of illustrations throughout each chapter." - Fashion, Society & Popular Culture