Ekardt, Philipp

Benjamin on Fashion (Walter Benjamin Studies)

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ISBN 13:: 9781350262324
author:: Ekardt, Philipp
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Bloomsbury Academic
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2021
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.4 centimetres (0
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Art, Fashion,
Condition:: New
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Walter Benjamin's complex and influential fashion theory is redefined in this insightful new book. Philipp Ekardt situates Benjamin's ideas within 1930s Parisian couture, drawing on lesser-known sources such as German fashion critic Helen Grund and the photography of George Hoyningen-Huene. Benjamin's work explores how fashion and silhouettes became tied to sex and the concept of an ideal animation of matter. Ekardt also examines Benjamin's notion of 'fashion's tiger's leap into the past', which parallels the return of 1930s couture to its historical roots. By incorporating these diverse sources, Ekardt sheds new light on Benjamin as a thinker and cultural theorist. This book is essential for understanding Benjamin's ideas in their cultural context, making it a valuable resource for scholars and anyone interested in fashion theory and history.

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