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Fashion and Jazz: Dress, Identity and Subcultural Improvisation
Alphonso Mcclendon
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Paperback. Series: Dress, Body, Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AKTH; AVGJ; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 7. Weight in Grams: 378.
Born in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion and style aesthetic. Fashion and Jazz is the first study to identify the behaviours, signs and meanings that defined this newly evolving subculture. Drawing on fashion studies and cultural theory, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and political entanglements of jazz and dress, with individual chapters exploring ... Read more
Born in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion and style aesthetic. Fashion and Jazz is the first study to identify the behaviours, signs and meanings that defined this newly evolving subculture. Drawing on fashion studies and cultural theory, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and political entanglements of jazz and dress, with individual chapters exploring ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Dress, Body, Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857851277
SKU
V9780857851277
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About Alphonso Mcclendon
Alphonso D. McClendon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fashion and Design & Merchandising in the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, Drexel University, USA.
Reviews for Fashion and Jazz: Dress, Identity and Subcultural Improvisation
It is pleasing to find a new title on jazz as a cultural archive that does put the emphasis on an entirely unusual topic, namely the function, origin and development of a unique way of dressing and – if you want to – fashionable customization.
Dr. A. Ebert
Jive-Talk.com
This work is particularly recommended for students and ... Read more
Dr. A. Ebert
Jive-Talk.com
This work is particularly recommended for students and ... Read more