The body as text
Language and fashion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12881677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrizia Calefato (0000-0002-6217-3383, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 0 |
| Pages | 5-5 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | EPISTÉMÈ (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1976-9660 • E-ISSN: 1750-0117 |
| Publisher | Center for Applied Cultural Sciences (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.38119/cacs.2025.34.5 |
| OpenAlex | W4411840095 |
| Language | EN |
This paper focuses on the relationship between fashion, language and the body. We refer to two theoretical starting points: Lotman's definition of language as a “primary modelling system”, and the relationship, identified by Barthes, between “real” and “written” fashion. The paper studies this relationship within four fields: the performative power of brands, the “playful” role of writing on T-shirts, the function of the written language in some examples of contemporary fashion, tattoos and permanent body modifications between writing and fashion practices
Business · Linguistics · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |