Abstract

Abstract:A new sartorial turn in feminist scholarship interrogates fashion and dress from intersectional and transnational perspectives. Precisely because adornment is about bodies, identities, and appearance, fashion offers a ripe field for feminist inquiry that bridges the intimate and the public. This review essay considers six recent studies that illuminate the contours of the fashion system over time and space and crevices of resistance on the part of makers and users, including the rise and spread of Asian chic, the presence of modest dress throughout the (Muslim) umma; the emergence of fashion blogging, the traveling of “Soul” as an African diasporic style; and the business of modeling.