Punk style

Author:

Sklar, Monica

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Imprint:

London : Bloomsbury, 2013 and ©2013

Subject:

Fashion
Punk culture

ISBN:

9781847884220, 1847884229, 9781847884237, and 1847884237

Series:

Subcultural style series

Description:

xiv, 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164 and index)

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- Subcultural Style Today -- Introducing Punk Style -- The Iconic Punk Style: Truth and Fiction -- Background Literature -- Previous Research on Subculture and Dress -- The Literature: Punk's Time to Get Attention in Fashion Research -- The Literature: Fashion Needs to Get Attention in Punk Research -- Methodology for This Book -- An Insider's Perspective -- Conclusions -- 2. Punk Style Past and Present -- What Is Punk Style? -- Punk by Wearer Definition -- Aesthetic Components of Punk Style -- Thematic Components of Punk Style -- The Origins of Punk Style -- Precedents and Influencers of Punk Style -- Where It Would Go: Diversity and the Development of Subgenres -- Conclusions -- 3. Punk Style Motivations and Explanations -- Why a Person Might Choose Punk Styles -- Expression of Identity -- Loss of Individual Identity in Contemporary Society -- Being Part of a Subcultural Community -- Postmodern Personalization of Dress, Contents note continued: Communicating "Punk" through Dress -- Aesthetics, Iconography, and Identity: Communication -- Expressive and Referential Characteristics -- Symbolic Interaction: Communication -- Social Meanings -- The Viewer -- Punk Style and Context -- Negotiations Regarding Appearances -- Conclusions -- 4. Punk Style and Society -- How a Look Becomes Punk -- Making Is Power: Power Is Negotiated -- The Humanity in DIY -- Merchandising Punk Style -- The Diffusion of Punk Style -- Routes to Obtain Punk Style -- Rejection of Mainstream Distribution Channels -- Gender Issues and Politics through Punk Production and Consumption -- The Results of Punk Style Traveling through Fashion Channels -- Punk Style and Its Relationship to Street Style -- Punk Style and Its Relationship to High Fashion -- Dress Up and Dress Down in Punk Style -- Positive Aspects of Punk Style's Impact -- Negative Aspects of Punk Style's Impact -- Reinvention of Punk Style, and Contents note continued: Widespread Diffusion Creates Conflict over Meaning -- Conclusions -- 5. Summary of Punk Style -- Iconic Punk Styles -- Homage, Cues, and Context as Part of Identity Building -- Levels of Commitment -- Motivations for Wearing Punk Dress -- A Group Experience and an Individual Experience -- Postmodernism and Globalization as Influences on Contemporary Dress -- Is Punk Style Still Extreme? -- Punk Identity Salience and Negotiation of Appearances -- Where Can Punk Style Continue to Go? -- Closing

Summary:

Punk Style examines the dress of this incredibly diverse, long-lasting and hugely influential subculture and its impact on mainstream fashion. Taking a comprehensive approach, the book includes a historical overview, a discussion of motivations behind dress practices, and a review of fashion cycles and merchandising methods. Punk is frequently positioned as a forerunner of trends that later become commonplace, as demonstrated in the proliferation and acceptance of body modification, the repeated use of deconstruction as a design aesthetic, and the recent boom in fashion that reflects DIY style

Collection:

BGC Monograph Stacks

Call Number:

GT511 .S55 2013

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