Phenomenal dress! A personal phenomenology of clothing

Franklin, Alex

Abstract

The principle aim of this paper is to contribute to the development of a phenomenology of fashion through an analysis of the roots of my relationship with clothing - and hence fashion - using Heidegger's phenomenology of Being as outlined in 'Being and Time' (1997) to provide the study's methodological foundations.

I say 'a' phenomenology of fashion, however I will argue that it is only through rigorous engagement with the 'partial perspectives' and 'situated knowledges' (Haraway 1998: 583) offered by individual Beings-in-their-worlds that small but significant intersubjective truths can be identified and that any pursuit of a monist phenomenology of fashion would prove limiting.

Citation

Franklin, A. (2014). Phenomenal dress! A personal phenomenology of clothing. Clothing Cultures, 1(1), 83-91

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Journal: Clothing Cultures
• Print ISSN: 2050-0742
• Publisher: Intellect
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 83-91
• Keywords: phenomenology, Heidegger, fashion, play, intersubjectivity, Haraway, situated knowledge
• Publisher URL: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=222/