Abstract
What is a fashion designer’s authorship and what role does it play in a fashion designer’s work? This paper examines the concept of authorship in fashion design from a historical, aesthetic and sociological perspective, reflecting on the central ideas by postmodern philosophers and on Bourdieu’s field theory. The modern notion of authorship and the phenomenon of “artification” are regarded as key elements in the emergence and professionalisation of the field of fashion design, as well as its value structure. As rapid changes are taking place in professional practices due to advancements in technology and design culture, this paper asks and suggests how the nature of a fashion designer’s authorship could be understood in our contemporary postindustrial society.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Aesthetics in Dialogue |
| Subtitle of host publication | Applying Philosophy of Art in a Global World |
| Editors | Max Ryynänen, Zoltan Somhegyi |
| Place of Publication | Bern |
| Publisher | Peter Lang |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 149-167 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-631-79218-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| MoE publication type | A3 Book section, Chapters in research books |
Keywords
- authorship
- fashion designer
- field theory
- author function
- artification
- deauthorisation
- postindustrial technology