Superheroes : fashion and fantasy /
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 h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : New Haven :
Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press,
©2008.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| 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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| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 7-Sept. 1, 2008. |
| Physical Description: | 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 155). |
| ISBN: | 9781588392794 1588392791 9781588392800 1588392805 9780300136708 0300136706 |