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As the example the chapter gives is that of Mary Antoinette, the body also become an object of martyrdom and a persecuted object.
As we can see, the chapter is very useful in showing the intrinsic relationship between revealing and concealing and the essential role that fashion plays in this. It reflects how Gothic art and representation in novel is reflected occasionally in fashion and how the perception of Gothic in fashion itself is diverse, depending on the political environment and reflections in society. The chapter gives a very acute description of the evolution of fashion throughout the 18th century, in particular during the troubled period of the French Revolution and the Directorate.
The chapter shows how the revealing of the body determined the Gothic of this period, but also particularly marks the influence that the Gothic novel plays on fashion.
The book is not only a book about fashion, but a very interesting analysis of fashion as an artistic expression and as a defining component of Gothic. It is also extremely interesting through the different correlations and influences between different artistic components and the way that these impact Gothic fashion.
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It was interesting for me to find out from this book how objects of clothing, such as veil or the materials out of which the clothes were made, were essential in defining the Gothic component in fashion.
The book is also very well researched and presents a historical and literal perspective. It does not solely track the evolution of fashion or the Gothic component in fashion, it ties this to actual historical or political events that have occurred at different moments. Chapter 2, for example, makes reference to the political scene in France and to some of the important characters in France during that time: first Marie Antoinette, then the French Revolution and the Directorate. Indeed, it is thorough with the historical presentation and I often had the feeling of reading both a historical book, as well as an art and fashion - related book.
I think that the book is very innovative in its approach and very interesting in its content. It is also very revealing, giving out so much of the epochs presented.
Gothic, as a term, refers to both an artistic style and a cultural movement that has evolved over time, originating in medieval Europe and continuing to influence modern-day literature, film, architecture, and more. The word 'Gothic' itself is etymologically tied to the Goths, a group of East Germanic people, but the Gothic period in art and architecture is generally understood to span from the 12th to the 16th centuries, characterized
She added jackets, some with full profiles, some, like the gold lace one Angelina Jolie was once photographed in, featured ae sleeves, and collarless short jacket. It was the kind of item someone could wear in a very formal setting or at a cocktail party, paired with a tank and jeans. One tailored wedding gown was paired with a frothy shrug. Her designs never displayed excess, and were always balanced.
The unusual event of resurrection is a theme particularly apparent within the stories "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "Ligeia." In the latter story resurrection occurs after the Lady Rowena's corpse finally resurrects itself into the form of Lady Ligeia. In the former story "resurrection" actually occurs when the Lady Madeline, after recovering from her cataleptic state, manages to escape from her tomb. In two of Poe's stories
Gothic Literature Art, as defined by Plato in his paradigmatic work The Republic, serves both as a definition qua definition - a way of telling us what art should be in and of itself - and as an exemplar of other aspects of society. Plato was fundamentally concerned with the relationship between the world and art (including all media of art) because he argued passionately that the true purpose of literature
Givenchy Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy was born in France in 1927. At the age of 25, he founded his own fashion house, The House of Givenchy. After becoming interested in the world of fashion following an excursion to the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, he took up studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1945 and 1946, he was allowed to design for the likes
Art History In his painting Flight into Egypt, Battista Dossi took great care to tell the story of the Holy Family at the very moment the painting shows. He evokes the urgency in the life of the traveling Holy Family as they flee for the life of their child. All that needs to be said in the painting is told with color and precision, movement and depth, and the entirely personal