Fashion, Women and Power: The Politics of Dress

This book explores the relationships between fashion, women, and power, questioning the enduring relationship between women and dress and how it informs their representation in public office. It critiques the interplays between politics, power, class, race, and expectation in relation to the everyday practice of getting dressed and the performative and symbolic function of dress as embodiment. The contributors offer a wide set of perspectives on women and their roles in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including historical issues surrounding the movement towards rational dress for women seeking their rights to vote and exercise, viewpoints from East Asia, and the role of dress in politics as a form of resistance. The book will be of particular value to researchers, scholars, educators, and students in fashion, dress studies, women and gender studies, and media and history.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 235 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2022
Publisher: Intellect Books

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate connections between fashion, women, and power, posing thought-provoking questions about the enduring relationship between women and dress and their impact on their representation in public office and behavior. It critically examines the interplay between politics, power, class, race, and expectations in relation to the everyday practice of getting dressed and the more performative and symbolic function of dress as an embodiment.

In a world where women are increasingly holding positions of political power, they are subjected to intense scrutiny from the mass media regarding their fashion choices, deportment, and right to govern. The contributors to this volume offer a diverse range of perspectives on women and their roles, exploring their fashions when assuming powerful positions in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

From the United Kingdom, the book delves into the historical context surrounding the movement towards 'rational dress for women seeking their rights to vote and exercise. It also examines viewpoints from East Asia, such as the constricting role for 'common women upon entering the Imperial family in Japan.

In the United States, the volume explores the troublesome media stories surrounding two significant American Democratic First Ladies, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Michelle Obama. From New Zealand, the media reports on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's motherhood while serving in office and her clothing choices during the 2019 Christchurch massacre provide valuable contributions to the literature on women, politics, and dress.

Furthermore, the book examines the broader role of dress in politics as a form of resistance, particularly in Australia. It explores how fashion choices can be used as a means of expressing political beliefs and challenging societal norms and expectations.

Overall, this book offers a rich and insightful exploration of the complex relationships between fashion, women, and power, providing valuable insights into the ways in which dress shapes and influences women's experiences in the public sphere

are subjected to intense scrutiny from the mass media regarding their fashion choices, deportment, and right to govern. The contributors to this volume offer a diverse range of perspectives on women and their roles, exploring their fashions when assuming powerful positions in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

From the United Kingdom, the book delves into the historical context surrounding the movement towards 'rational dress for women seeking their rights to vote and exercise. It also examines viewpoints.

In the United States, the volume explores the troublesome media stories surrounding two significant American Democratic First Ladies, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Michelle Obama. From New Zealand, the media reports on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's motherhood while serving in office and her clothing choices during the 2019 Christchurch massacre provide valuable contributions to the literature on women, politics, and dress.

Furthermore, the book examines the broader the broader role of dress in politics as a form of resistance, particularly in Australia. It explores how fashion choices can be used as a means of expressing political beliefs and challenging societal norms and expectations.

Overall, this book offers a rich and insightful exploration of the complex relationships between fashion, women, and power, providing valuable insights into the ways in which dress shapes and influences women's experiences in the public sphere
are subjected to intense scrutiny from the mass media regarding their fashion choices, deportment, and right to govern. The contributors to this volume offer a diverse range of perspectives on women and their roles, exploring their fashions when assuming powerful positions in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

From the United Kingdom, the book delves into the historical context surrounding the movement towards 'rational dress for women seeking their rights to vote and exercise. It also examines.

In the United States, the volume explores the troublesome media stories surrounding two significant American Democratic First Ladies, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Michelle Obama. From New Zealand, the media reports on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's motherhood while serving in office and her clothing choices during the 2019 Christchurch massacre provide valuable contributions to the literature on women, politics, and dress.

Furthermore, the book examines the broader role of dress in politics as a form of resistance, particularly in Australia. It explores how fashion choices can be used as a means of expressing political beliefs and challenging societal norms and expectations.

Overall, this book offers a rich and insightful exploration of the complex relationships between fashion, women, and power, providing valuable insights into the ways in which dress shapes and influences women's experiences in the public

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 169 x 244 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789384611
Edition number: New ed