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Dressing the Body
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Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 2014 |
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ISBN | : 9788498506082 |
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The exhibition Dressing the Body sets out to show how clothes modify the appearance of the body by way of actions that have alternately tended to compress it and liberate it, from the sixteenth century to the present. Dress modifies the appearance of the body by: 1. INCREASING: Creating volume using interior structures or ample rigid fabrics, separated from the body. The figure is enlarged from waist to feet: paniers, petticoats, crinolines and bustles. The silhouette is wrapped and expanded: shawls and capes. - 2. REDUCING: The natural forms of the body are reduced, especially the thorax and waist. The torso is compressed: corsets, bodices, bras and belts. - 3. ELONGATING: Enhancing the vertical to make the body look taller. The body is lenghtened: shoes with heels and platforms, hairstyles, hats and dresses with long tails. - 4. PROFILING: The forms of the body are outlined, without being altered. The silhouette is emphasized: stockings, tights, gloves, bodystockings and T-shirts in knitted or stretch fabrics. - 5. REVEALING: The silhouette is suggested, showing legs and arms and bare skin. The figure is revealed: transparent fabrics; short sleeveless dresses with low neck lines. (source: museudeldisseny.cat).
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