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 no:The pomegranate
Outros títulos:Special Issue: Paganism, art, and fashion
Autor principal: Rodgers, Charlotte (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Equinox Publ. [2020]
Em: The pomegranate
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Roupa / Moda / Magia / Símbolo gráfico / Neopaganismo
Classificações IxTheo:AD Sociologia da religião
AG Vida religiosa
AZ Nova religião
Outras palavras-chave:B couture
B Fashion
B Tarô
B Aesthetics
B Contemporary Paganism
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Resumo: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 secundárias:Enthalten in: The pomegranate
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/pome.41521