High Glamour: Magical Clothing and Talismanic Fashion

The iconography and visuals associated with magic are highly evocative and responsible for a major part of its appeal. The strong, often iconoclastic imagery exerts a particularly powerful draw for the artist or craftsperson because of its ability to fire the imagination, and to inspire creative wor...

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Publicado en:The pomegranate
Otros títulos:Special Issue: Paganism, art, and fashion
Autor principal: Rodgers, Charlotte (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Equinox Publ. [2020]
En: The pomegranate
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Ropa / Moda / Magía / Símbolo gráfico / Neopaganismo
Clasificaciones IxTheo:AD Sociología de la religión
AG Vida religiosa
AZ Nueva religión
Otras palabras clave:B Tarot
B couture
B Fashion
B Aesthetics
B Contemporary Paganism
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Sumario:The iconography and visuals associated with magic are highly evocative and responsible for a major part of its appeal. The strong, often iconoclastic imagery exerts a particularly powerful draw for the artist or craftsperson because of its ability to fire the imagination, and to inspire creative work in response. Until recent times, creative interpretations of magic within mainstream fashion have mainly been on a subtle and subversive level; generally within a counter cultural context. So why is magical symbolism being appropriated within high fashion at this particular point in time?
ISSN:1743-1735
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: The pomegranate
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/pome.41521