Superheroes : fashion and fantasy / Andrew Bolton ; with an essay by Michael Chabon.

By:

Bolton, Andrew, 1966-

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781588392794
1588392791
9781588392800
1588392805
9780300136708
0300136706

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Superheroes.DDC classification:

746.9/20747471 22

LOC classification:

TT502 .B54 2008

Other classification:

TS941.7-9

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

The graphic body -- The patriotic body -- The virile body -- The para-doxical body -- The armored body -- The aero-dynamic body -- The mutant body -- The post-modern body.

Summary: This richly illustrated book explores how radical couture, avant-garde sportswear, and state-of-the-art military garments as seen through the lens of the superhero can be metaphors for sex, power, and politics. Beginning with the origins of the superhero costume, this volume looks at how designers have been influenced by iconographic components such as the cape, mask, boots, and unitard.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	SPAA Library ILL Collection	PER REQUEST	TT502 .B54 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	In transit from SPAA Library to American University of Sharjah since 07/11/2024	30001001403858

Catalog of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 7-Sept. 1, 2008.

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Includes bibliographical references (page 155).

The graphic body -- The patriotic body -- The virile body -- The para-doxical body -- The armored body -- The aero-dynamic body -- The mutant body -- The post-modern body.

This richly illustrated book explores how radical couture, avant-garde sportswear, and state-of-the-art military garments as seen through the lens of the superhero can be metaphors for sex, power, and politics. Beginning with the origins of the superhero costume, this volume looks at how designers have been influenced by iconographic components such as the cape, mask, boots, and unitard.

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