redressing fashion and feminism
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Scott, Linda M.
- Publish Year
- 2005
- Shelfmark
- VS 4 2005
- Thesaurus
- mode, kleding, uiterlijk, vrouwenbewegingen, feminisme, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- Linda M. Scott wants to put an end to the belief that American women have to wear a colorless, shapeless uniform to achieve liberation and equality. .A pointed attack on feminism's requisite style of dress, she argues that wearing high heels and using hair curlers does not deny women the right to seek advancement, empowerment, and equality. Scott asserts that judging someone on her fashion choices is as detrimental to advancement as judgments based on race, nationality, or social class. Fashion is an important mode of personal expression, not an indication of submission. The push for power has produced endless conflict from the movement's earliest days, hindering advances in women's rights by promoting exclusion. It is time for the 'plain Jane' dress code of the revolution to be lifted, allowing all women to lead, even those wearing makeup. .Marching through 150 years of American dress history, Scott rips down feminism's favorite positions on fashion-from the power of images to the purpose of makeup. The illustrative examples-from flappers to Twiggy to body-piercing-are often poignant, occasionally infuriating, but always illuminating and thought-provoking.