Alexandra Tuite
Biographic Data
| ID | 4169080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Tuite |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Tuite |
| SIGNATURE | TUITE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queensland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8509-690X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What is Independent Fashion? An Australian Perspective
What does it mean to describe a fashion business – a designer, a label, a store – as independent? And how does one recognize it as such? Unlike in other cultural fields such as music or film, there is minimal research offering a comprehensive overview of the concept of “independence” in fashion, despite the sector being highly creative, engaging strongly with cultural and social issues, and enjoying increased visibility and impact through digital…
Crafting symbolic value
It has been suggested that independent fashion exists at the intersection of ‘art, craft and fashion’ implying that both its identity and its value emerge directly from its connection with these adjacent cultural fields. But what are the precise circumstances under which independent fashion ‘intersects’ with the art and craft sectors and how exactly is symbolic value negotiated along cultural value chains? This article uses a case study approach …
Gendered Entrepreneurialism and the Labour of Online Consumption in the Independent Fashion Sector
In the intersecting space between contemporary economic models, social media, and fashion and the body, it has been suggested that women are performing emotional and esthetic labor with increasing scrutiny, intensity and impact. This article considers interactions between and within two Instagram accounts from the perspective of these intersecting issues, using the labor they perform within the context of online consumption as a case study. The p…
Communicating material characteristics in a digital age
This article focuses on the intersection of the material and the digital in the independent fashion sector, with a focus on ways in which digital media and contemporary communication tools are being used to unite them. It explores the tension between the opportunities provided to small business in the contemporary media landscape and its use in a sector closely associated with a nostalgic valorisation of material qualities related to nature, arti…
Jenny Kee and Flamingo Park
It is contended in this article that independent fashion retailers who display conscious and proactive cultural positioning can be considered as not only retail practitioners, but creative practitioners playing a cultural role in the fashion industry. Australian fashion retailer and designer Jenny Kee is used as a historic example. Kee opened her Flamingo Park retail store in Sydney in 1973 and later became one of Australia’s best-known fashion d…
Communicating material characteristics in a digital age
This article focuses on the intersection of the material and the digital in the independent fashion sector, with a focus on ways in which digital media and contemporary communication tools are being used to unite them. It explores the tension between the opportunities provided to small business in the contemporary media landscape and its use in a sector closely associated with a nostalgic valorisation of material qualities related to nature, arti…
Jenny Kee and Flamingo Park
It is contended in this article that independent fashion retailers who display conscious and proactive cultural positioning can be considered as not only retail practitioners, but creative practitioners playing a cultural role in the fashion industry. Australian fashion retailer and designer Jenny Kee is used as a historic example. Kee opened her Flamingo Park retail store in Sydney in 1973 and later became one of Australia’s best-known fashion d…
What is Independent Fashion? An Australian Perspective
What does it mean to describe a fashion business – a designer, a label, a store – as independent? And how does one recognize it as such? Unlike in other cultural fields such as music or film, there is minimal research offering a comprehensive overview of the concept of “independence” in fashion, despite the sector being highly creative, engaging strongly with cultural and social issues, and enjoying increased visibility and impact through digital…
Crafting symbolic value
It has been suggested that independent fashion exists at the intersection of ‘art, craft and fashion’ implying that both its identity and its value emerge directly from its connection with these adjacent cultural fields. But what are the precise circumstances under which independent fashion ‘intersects’ with the art and craft sectors and how exactly is symbolic value negotiated along cultural value chains? This article uses a case study approach …
Gendered Entrepreneurialism and the Labour of Online Consumption in the Independent Fashion Sector
In the intersecting space between contemporary economic models, social media, and fashion and the body, it has been suggested that women are performing emotional and esthetic labor with increasing scrutiny, intensity and impact. This article considers interactions between and within two Instagram accounts from the perspective of these intersecting issues, using the labor they perform within the context of online consumption as a case study. The p…
Communicating material characteristics in a digital age
This article focuses on the intersection of the material and the digital in the independent fashion sector, with a focus on ways in which digital media and contemporary communication tools are being used to unite them. It explores the tension between the opportunities provided to small business in the contemporary media landscape and its use in a sector closely associated with a nostalgic valorisation of material qualities related to nature, arti…
Art (5 works) · Business (5 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (5 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Clothing (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)