Full Description
From Blade Runner to The Hunger Games, this book explores costume and dress in science fiction cinema and their impact on fashion and popular culture far beyond the films themselves. Therèsa Winge considers not only the films' stylistic choices but also their representations of technology and their socio-cultural, political, and philosophical ideologies in order to trace their significant influence on popular trends, culture, and consumption. Fashion Adventures in Science Fiction Cinema looks at sci-fi films such as Barbarella, Mad Max: Fury Road, Dune, and The Matrix in order to understand the intersections between this eclectic genre and society and culture at large.
By exploring the visual and material cultures of the films, Winge reveals the importance of characters' costumes and dress in establishing their identities, story arcs, and style. She examines selected science fiction films' aesthetics that impact popular culture beyond the films, influencing designers such as Hussein Chalayan, Alexander McQueen, and Paco Rabanne to create fashion collections, promotional campaigns, virtual environments, and more. Winge's expertise in fandom and fan culture extends the reach of her analysis to reveal the enormous collective power of the consumer of science fiction, demonstrating the role of sci-fi in popular culture and fashion.
Giving an incisive account of the complex relationship between dress in science fiction and broader culture and society, Fashion Adventures in Science Fiction Cinema is essential reading to all those interested in cinema, popular culture, fashion, and identity.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I
Chapter 1: Science Fiction and Dress
Chapter 2: Science Fiction History in Popular Culture
Chapter 3: Science Fiction Fans and Fandoms
Part II
Chapter 4: Science Fiction Transmediation
Chapter 5: Unzipping the Camp Adventure: Barbarella
Chapter 6: Fashioning Futurism: Blade Runner
Chapter 7: Sartorial Space Opera: Dune
Chapter 8: Outfitting The Other: Aliens, Metahumans, Mutants, Robots, and Supers: The Fifth Element
Chapter 9: Clothing Cyberculture: The Matrix
Chapter 10: Tailoring Technology: The Chronicles of Riddick
Chapter 11: Fashioning the Frontiers, Colonizing Outer Space: Serenity
Chapter 12: Distressed Dystopia: Mad Max: Fury Road
Part III
Chapter 13: Science Fiction, Fashion, and Future
Epilogue: Stitching Together Science Fiction and Fashion
Bibliography
List of Credits
Index
