Ingrid E. Mida, Alexandra Kim

The Dress Detective (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide to Object-Based Research in Fashion

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Dress Detective is the first practical guide to analyzing fashion objects, clearly demonstrating how their close analysis can enhance and enrich interdisciplinary research. This accessible book provides readers with the tools to uncover the hidden stories in garments, setting out a carefully developed research methodology specific to dress, and providing easy-to-use checklists that guide the reader through the process.

Beautifully illustrated, the book contains seven case studies of fashionable Western garments - ranging from an 1820s coat to a 2004 Kenzo jacket - that articulate the methodological framework for the process, illustrate the use of the checklists, and show how evidence from the garment itself can be used to corroborate theories of dress or fashion.

This book outlines a skillset that has, until now, typically been passed on informally. Written in plain language, it will give any budding fashion historian, curator, or researcher the knowledge and confidence to analyze the material in front of them effectively.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472580542
• Artikelnr.: 44014104

Autorenporträt

Ingrid E. Mida (PhD, Art History & Visual Culture) is an art and dress historian. Responsible for the revival of the Ryerson Fashion Research Collection in Canada, Dr. Mida is the author of books, chapters, and articles on fashion and art, research methods in fashion and art history, curatorial practice, and museum studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword, Jean L. Druesedow, Kent State University Museum, USA
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: A Brief History of Object-based
Research with Dress Artifacts Chapter 2: How to Read a Dress Artifact
Chapter 3: Observation Chapter 4: Reflection Chapter 5: Interpretation
Chapter 6: Case Study of a Yellow Woolen Pelisse Chapter 7: Case Study of a
Gray-blue Sateen Corset Chapter 8: Case Study of a Brown Velveteen and Wool
Bodice Chapter 9: Case study of a Man's Evening Suit Tailcoat and Trousers
Chapter 10: Case Study of a Lanvin Wedding Dress and Headpiece Chapter 11:
Case Study of a Ruby Red Velvet Jacket by Christian Dior Chapter 12: Case
study of a Kimono-Style Jacket by Kenzo Appendix 1: Checklist for
Observation Appendix 2: Checklist for Reflection Index