Fetish: Fashion, Sex & Power
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195115791 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Photos range from 19th-century Viennese ultra-high-heeled shoes to contemporary neo- gothic hipster chicks in corsets and leather. When she says that she is only "a cultural historian specializing in fashion" there's no need to fear: while the book is rigorously researched and loaded with valuable bibliographic references to previous researchers in the area, it's apparent that underneath her cool prose Steele really gets a kick out of her subject, if only on an intellectual level. Because this is Valerie Steele's second book on the topic of fetishistic clothing, her opening statements that she is an outsi
The concept of fetishism has recently assumed a growing importance in critical thinking about the cultural construction of sexuality. For the past thirty years, the iconography of sexual fetishism has been increasingly assimilated into popular culture. Today everything from a fetishist's dream appears on the fashion runways. Street styles like punk and the gay "leatherman" look also testify to the influence of fetishism. Kinky boots, corsets, underwear as outerwear, second-skin garments of rubber and leather, uniforms, body piercing. Cultural historian Valerie Steele has devoted much of her career to the study of the relationship between c
A Customer said a dominating opinion. A very well-written and -researched essay whose clarity and wit is all the more remarkable for its breadth of subject matter (fetish and fashion, along with all the psychology, sociology, sexuality, feminism, etc. that they entail) and the high degree of subjectivity authors usually bring to that subject matter. Steele's writing is observant, engagi. "A must for your collection" according to A Customer. overall this book is very good, however it leaves out some important elements of fetishism and fetish culture. It pin points important elements of fetish and fashion, while skimming over the importance of emotions, trust, childhood,sex, power. When Steele addresses sex and power she uses a freudian approach. this is simply because steele's education. veiled neutrality A Customer Steele's book is thoroughly researched and does an excellent job of placing fetish fashion in a historical context. What the author fails to do, however, is make a clear argument. When she states that she cannot claim to be for or against a particular piece of clothing (in this case, the corset), her well-crafted "neutral" stance weakens the very co