Tehran Chic: Islamic Headscarves, Fashion Designers, and New Geographies of Modernity
Author: Balasescu, Alexandru
Source: Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture, Volume 7, Number 1, 1 March 2003 , pp. 39-56(18)
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Abstract:
The veil as an item of dress is one of the most debated, most contested, and maybe least understood of body adornments, although indeed there is no final understanding of any “object.” These characteristics make it an ideal subject of anthropological inquiry. This article focuses on the intersection of women's veiling as a practice associated stereotypically with the Islamic religion, and fashion - a secularized domain, the alleged expression of modern self-reflexivity. I will argue that fashion and veiling are not mutually exclusive, the results of their interaction pointing out to the tension between the common understanding of the term “modern” and its negative - the space of tradition, religion, and lack of liberty.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.2752/136270403778052159
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