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Antigender Fashion
The Possibilities of Gender-Fluid and Non-Binary Fashion Design
Series: Dress, Body, Culture
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An open access book, Antigender Fashion is a rich examination of gender fluidity in contemporary fashion design. Judith Beyer develops an emerging new theoretical framework for understanding how fashion can blur and challenge gender boundaries. How is gender fluidity in contemporary fashion different from 20th-century androgyny...
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See moreDevelops a compelling theoretical framework for understanding the resurgence of gender-fluidity in contemporary fashion, illuminating exciting new critical directions in fashion studies.
Develops a compelling theoretical framework for understanding the resurgence of gender-fluidity in contemporary fashion, illuminating exciting new critical directions in fashion studies.
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An open access book, Antigender Fashion is a rich examination of gender fluidity in contemporary fashion design. Judith Beyer develops an emerging new theoretical framework for understanding how fashion can blur and challenge gender boundaries.
How is gender fluidity in contemporary fashion different from 20th-century androgyny or millennial unisex styles? Like antifashion, which opposes and challenges fashion, Beyer argues that antigender fashion seeks to dismantle and confront binary gender signifiers. After tracing the history of gender-blurring fashion from Marlene Dietrichβs androgynous tailoring to Alessandro Micheleβs floral Gucci suits, case studies of four high-profile fashion brands reveal the diverse approaches to gender fluidity in contemporary fashion.
Investigating each case study through multiple theoretical perspectives β from gender studies to gothic horror, cyborg theory to Afrofuturism β Beyer situates antigender fashion in a rich theoretical landscape and illuminates exciting new critical directions for students and researchers. Can antigender fashion influence the construction of contemporary masculinities and femininities β and can it be a catalyst for change?
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.
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ISBN: 9781350466043
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Illustration: 45 bw illus
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 546g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Judith Beyer is a fashion scholar and educator. Her research focuses on the intersections of fashion, culture, and identity, particularly gender fluidity and masculinities in contemporary fashion design. She has published in several journals, including Fashion, Style and Popular Culture, ZoneModa and the Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities.
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