Fashion in Film

The vital synergy between dress and the cinema has been in place since the advent of film. Broaching topics such as vampires, noir, and Marie Antoinette looks, Fashion in Film uncovers the way in which the alliance of these two powerhouse industries use myriad cultural influences--shaping narrative, national identity, and all points in between. Contributor essays address international films from early cinema to the present, drawing on the classic and the innovative. This abundantly illustrated collection reveals that fashion in conjunction with film must be understood in a different way from fashion tout simple.

Author: Adrienne Munich
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 06/28/2011
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.34w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780253222992

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2011

About the Author

Adrienne Munich is Professor of English at Stony Brook University. She is author of Andromeda's Chains: Gender and Interpretation in Victorian Literature and Art and Queen Victoria's Secrets and co-editor of the journal Victorian Literature and Culture.