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Dressing dangerously : dysfunctional fashion in film
"Integrating fashion theory, film analysis, and literature, the insightful text investigates the ways cinema influences fashion and, conversely, how fashion speaks to film. The book also reveals how clothing, imbued with its own symbolic meaning, can be read much like a text; when used to provocative effect, for example, in films such as Villain, Leave Her to Heaven, and Casino, the stars' cost…
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- 9780300184389
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- 304 p. ; 29 cm.
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- 791.43 Fai d
Fashion in film
The vital synergy between dress and the cinema has been in place since the advent of film. Broaching topics such as vampires, noir, and Marie Antoinette looks, Fashion in Film uncovers the way in which the alliance of these two powerhouse industries use myriad cultural influences—shaping narrative, national identity, and all points in between. Contributor essays address international films fr…
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- 9780253222992
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- 360 p. ; 24 cm.
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- 791.43 Mun f
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