Gothic : dark glamour / Valerie Steele and Jennifer Park.
| Author/creator | Steele, Valerie |
| Other author | Park, Jennifer, 1977- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press ; New York : Fashion Institute of Technology, 2008. |
| Description | xi, 179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Gothic: dark glamour / Valerie Steele -- Melancholy and the macabre: gothic rock and fashion / Jennifer Park. |
| Abstract | From its origins in the eighteenth-century literature of terror to its contemporary manifestations in vampire fiction, cinema, and art, the gothic has embraced the powers of horror and the erotic macabre. This book is an epithet with a strange history--evoking images of death, destruction, and decay. Ironically, its negative connotations have made the gothic an ideal symbol of rebellion for a wide range of cultural outsiders. This gorgeous book is the first in-depth study of the gothic influence on fashion. Popularly associated with black-clad teenagers and rock musicians, gothic fashion encompasses not only subcultural styles (from old-school goth to cyber-goth and beyond) but also high fashion by such designers as Alexander McQueen, John Galliano of Christian Dior, Rick Owens, Olivier Theyskens, and Yohji Yamamoto. Fashion photographers, such as Scan Ellis and Eugenio Recuenco, have also drawn on the visual vocabulary of the gothic to convey narratives of dark glamour. As the text and lavish illustrations in this book suggest, gothic fashion has deep cultural roots that give it an enduring potency. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173), discography (pages 166-168) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008024961 |
| ISBN | 9780300136944 (cl ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0300136943 (cl ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3918.G68 S74 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |