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Queer style, Adam Geczy and Vicki Karaminas

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Queer style, Adam Geczy and Vicki Karaminas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-177) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Queer style

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

855559198

Responsibility statement

Adam Geczy and Vicki Karaminas

Series statement

Subcultural style series

Summary

"Queer style" offers an insight into queer fashionability by addressing the role that clothing has played in historical and contemporary lifestyles. From a fashion studies perspective, it examines the function of subcultural dress within queer communities and the mannerisms and messages that are used as signifiers of identity. Diverse dress is examined, including effeminate 'pansy, ' masculine macho 'clone, ' the 'lipstick' and 'butch' lesbian styles and the extreme styles of drag kings and drag queens. Divided into three main sections on history, subculturalidentity and subcultural style, "Queer style" will be of particular interest to students of dress and fashion as well as those coming to subculture from sociology and cultural studies

Table Of Contents

The meaning of style between classic and queer -- Lesbian style : from mannish women to lipstick dykes -- Gay men's style : from macaroni to metrosexual -- Kiss of the whip : bondage, discipline and sadomasochism, or BDSM style -- Drag : of kings and queens -- Crossing genders, crossing cultures -- Conclusion : against justification

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