Almond, K orcid.org/0000-0002-0311-106X (2009) You Have to Suffer for Fashion: An investigation into how the body has been distorted through the cut and construction of fashionable clothing. In: Fashion and well-being? : IFFTI Conference Proceedings 2009. IFFTI Annual Conference 2009, 31 Mar - 03 Apr 2009, London, UK. Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design , pp. 197-210. ISBN 9780956038227
Abstract
‘You have to suffer fashion,’ has been a much used phrase throughout the history of fashion. Degrees of suffering and discomfort have varied and we have probably all endured agonies, in some way, when constructing our appearance, in order to face the world. This could range from a simple cut from shaving, to the discomfort and pain of folding tender flesh into a girdle! These are only two, of numerous possible examples. This paper aims to investigate how the body has been distorted, to conform to the demands of fashion, through the cut and construction of fashionable clothing. Initially it will set out to investigate some of the technical methods that have been developed to enable designers to realise fashionable silhouettes. First hand research into the costume archives of the Victoria and Albert Museum and final year 2008 fashion student’s collections from the University of Huddersfield, will facilitate an examination of relevant fashion garments through observation and handling. It will also be interesting to consider how the technology employed in the identified garments can be updated and in particular made more comfortable to wear. This would be of particular interest to fashion students and designers when developing collections. As well as enhancing technical knowledge the investigation will naturally also begin to emphasise the wider moral and health questions that arise from altering the natural shape of our bodies.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of the paper "'You Have to Suffer for Fashion': An investigation into how the body has been distorted through the cut and construction of fashionable clothing". |
Keywords: | Suffer, Distort, Shape, Manufacture, Fashion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Feb 2017 10:38 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2018 15:09 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:110957 |