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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Pubblicato in:The pomegranate
Altri titoli:Special Issue: Paganism, art, and fashion
Autore principale: Rodgers, Charlotte (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Equinox Publ. [2020]
In: The pomegranate
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Abbigliamento <motivo> / Moda / Magia / Simbolo grafico / Neopaganesimo
Notazioni IxTheo:AD Sociologia delle religioni
AG Vita religiosa
AZ Nuove religioni
Altre parole chiave:B couture
B Fashion
B Tarocchi
B Aesthetics
B Contemporary Paganism
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Riepilogo: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
Comprende:Enthalten in: The pomegranate
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/pome.41521