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Fashion, Women and Power : the Politics of Dress.

As never before, women are rightfully in positions of political power, and into the maelstrom of mass media challenges to their fashions and their right to govern. An examination of the fraught narratives surrounding the clothing of women in leadership in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom,...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Rall, Denise N. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Intellect Books Ltd, 2021.
Subjects:
Women politicians > Clothing.
Women heads of state > Clothing.
Clothing and dress > Political aspects.
Clothing and dress > Social aspects.
Mass media and women.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Fashion, Women and Power
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction Theoretical Approaches to Fashion, Power and Women 's Leadership
  • Introduction
  • Appearance, performance and identity
  • Fashion as 'brand'
  • Fashion branding and personal agency
  • The question of female-male
  • The 'dress for success' movement
  • The pantsuit
  • Sartorial diplomacy as political agency
  • Brands and the nation-state
  • Fashion as soft power
  • Feminist theories and women 's leadership
  • Role congruity theory
  • Intersectionality
  • Conclusion.
  • Dressing for the public: The Imperial Family in Anglophone and Japanese popular press
  • The empress 's new clothes: Owada Masko in the public press
  • Owada Masako 's diplomatic suiting: Echoes of the past, visions of the future
  • Imperial ensemble 1: A golden sun burst
  • Formal afternoon wear: Negotiating kimono and western dress
  • Imperial ensemble 2: A crown of bright stars
  • Imperial ensemble 3: Robes of silk and gold
  • An empress 's wardrobe unlocked: Conclusion and further readings
  • References
  • PART II: MAKING POLITICS THROUGH FASHION.
  • 4. Women Politicians, Fashion and the Media in Australia: Enid Lyons to Julia Gillard
  • Introduction
  • Australian women politicians and the fashion dilemma
  • Enid Lyons: First Australian member of parliament and mother
  • Women politicians in the 1990s: Fashion and celebrity politics
  • Bronwyn Bishop
  • Cheryl Kernot
  • Natasha Stott Despoja
  • Julia Gillard: Australia 's first female prime minister
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 5. 'Dressing Up' Two Democratic First Ladies: Fashion as Political Performance in America
  • The role of the American First Lady.

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