Comments on: How Fashion is Queer http://theqouch.com/2013/03/14/how-fashion-is-queer/ The Queer Psychoanalysis Society Wed, 10 Sep 2014 01:42:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 2013: year in review | À l'allure garçonnière http://theqouch.com/2013/03/14/how-fashion-is-queer/#comment-1002 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 03:43:55 +0000 http://theqouch.com/?p=636#comment-1002 […] How Fashion is Queer by Alison Bancroft (March 14, 2013) […]

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By: alagarconniere http://theqouch.com/2013/03/14/how-fashion-is-queer/#comment-598 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:34:58 +0000 http://theqouch.com/?p=636#comment-598 Love this article, love your direct challenges to dismissiveness towards taking fashion seriously as a subject of study and as an every day interest. And “fashion shows us the reality of the impossibility of gender?” WOW. Fuck yes.

My only complaint/concern is we don’t often enough see how race intersects in these discussions. I would love to see this conversation look at this angle as well. The examples of the “androgynous/queered” body used here are still very much white, and generally speaking still in a narrow conventionally tall and thin. I’m curious how online spaces and communities have made room for discussions around why that is problematic as well.

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By: lenceriafemenina http://theqouch.com/2013/03/14/how-fashion-is-queer/#comment-595 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:02:13 +0000 http://theqouch.com/?p=636#comment-595 Reblogged this on Sterile Monstress and commented:
A must read for us who know that fashion isn’t a frivolous interest of women and camp gay men. Because we all wear clothes, everyday, and make a statement with them, every time we choose what to put on.

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By: lenceriafemenina http://theqouch.com/2013/03/14/how-fashion-is-queer/#comment-594 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:50:44 +0000 http://theqouch.com/?p=636#comment-594 Your article got me thinking so much! I could go on and on, but I’ll be brief. I was excited to read your mention of Bakhtin’s Carnival. As you know, I come from Spain. The Carnival is a very old tradition that happens every year, just before Lent. This period during which ordinary custom is allowed to go topsy turvy, is in fact a riot of gender uncomformity. Spanish Carnival is known for the abundance of men walking down the street dressed as women. It’s supposed to be “fancy dress”, but for some reason, dressing like a woman is by far the most popular attire.

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