Lesson 10 Continued... Flashcards
What are the five major changes in fashion history?
Class cultures → Segmented cultures
Hegemonic gender ideals → Conflicted gender hegemonies
Closed texts → Open texts
Urban → Electronic space
Urban fashion worlds → Global production systems
How did fashion function in the 19th century?
Elite styles trickled down
Clothing signified status and class identity
How did fashion shift in the 20th century?
Clothing lost class importance
Became a consumer good and identity marker
How does clothing differ between work and leisure?
Work: Hierarchical, class-based
Leisure: Reflects age, race, gender, not class
Effects of democratization of clothing?
More diversity
Styles change faster
Age > Class
How did fashion reflect gender in the 19th century?
Upper-class women spent more on fashion
Working-class women had fewer clothing resources
What happened in the late 19th century?
Women’s roles changed, fashion ideals lagged
Paris dictated styles for upper-class women
How has gender and fashion evolved in the 20th/21st century?
Luxury fashion reflects different social agendas
Men’s gender hegemony is challenged
What are “closed” vs. “open” texts in fashion?
Closed: Fixed meanings (class societies)
Open: Changeable meanings (modern societies)
How do subcultures use clothing?
Express identity and challenge norms
What role does media play in fashion?
Recycles and creates new meanings
