Fashion's Missing Masses

The representation of marginalized populations in collections and exhibitions of dress

472 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

'Fashion's Missing Masses' fills a gap in literature on museums and fashion collections and focuses on the display of clothing and fashion that has historically been left out of the canon. The fifteen essays in this volume span topics on Indigenous and traditional dress; disabled and fat bodies; and queer and ethnic identities. Their authors study the ways that dress and textiles have been collected, displayed, and often ignored across a century and a half of museum exhibitions. Representation and inclusion in fashion museums is a new and rapidly evolving area of research in the reexamination of dress history. These chapters provide unique information and perspectives on curation, collections management, conservation, and research, which will be valuable to a wide group of audiences working, teaching, and learning in and about museums. This volume touches on practical concerns of exhibition, including mannequin availability and difficulties of mounting dress, as well as broader questions of scholarship and activism that will be key for educators and researchers who wish to stay abreast of developments in this field. Diversity in fashion is a hot topic, and understanding the line between tokenization and representation in spaces of institutional authority is crucial to learning how we can better serve our diverse populations in the teaching of history.

• Reihe: Curating and Interpreting Culture
• Themen: Kunst Design, industrielle und kommerzielle Kunst, Illustration Designgeschichte
• ISBN: 9798881904531
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Vernon Press
• Herausgegeben von: Kenna Libes