Monday, June 27, 2011

Beyond Hollywood

Bridgitte Bardot:

o For young French women she represented youth, rebellion

o ‘And God created Woman’ (1956)

o By-passing the official fashion industry in France

Catherine Deneuve:

o ‘Belle De Jour’ (1967)

o Deneuve and Yves Saint Laurant relationship

Sophia Loren:

o Star as national symbol

o Italian

o Subversive

Anna Karina

Juliette Greco-Beat knick chic

Jean Seberg ‘A Bout De Souffle’ (Breathless) (1959)-connection to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s W Magazine shoot. ‘Breathless’ made actress Jean Seberg a star

Anti-Fashion:

(Konig, R. 1973. The Restless Image: A Sociology of Fashion)

(Davis, F. 1992. Fashion, Culture and Identity)

Pierre Bourdieu-Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste (1984):

o Taste-habitus

o Taste is a marker of class

o What is considered good taste is simply the taste of the dominant class in the society

‘In the Mood for Love’ (2000) “One could line up all the gown and tell the film’s story” (Adrian-costume designer)

Gong Li resisted being taken up by Hollywood-Star of the new Chinese cinema of the 90’s

Zhang Ziyi

Estee Lauder-Chinese models become more prevalent in their ad campaigns

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