Reading Stella Bruzzi’s book Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies (1997) around twenty years after its publication offers a chance to think back on a crucial time for the definition of the relationships between dress, fashion and film. In this respect, the book is both a key testimony and a milestone from which to measure the subsequent developments of those relationships in the cultural industry and the academic debate alike. The overview presented in this review aims to offer a better understanding of the academic and cultural industry contexts in which Bruzzi’s book was born, helping to consider it with reference to current debates.
Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies, Stella Bruzzi (1997)
Alessandra Vaccari
2019-01-01
Abstract
Reading Stella Bruzzi’s book Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies (1997) around twenty years after its publication offers a chance to think back on a crucial time for the definition of the relationships between dress, fashion and film. In this respect, the book is both a key testimony and a milestone from which to measure the subsequent developments of those relationships in the cultural industry and the academic debate alike. The overview presented in this review aims to offer a better understanding of the academic and cultural industry contexts in which Bruzzi’s book was born, helping to consider it with reference to current debates.
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