Fashion and Material Agency

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https://doi.org/10.26563/dobras.i41.1834

Keywords:

material agency, fashion practices, material experience, fashion and responsibility

Abstract

This article proposes to rethink fashion from a material agency perspective. It seeks to reimagine fashion practices based on the experiences we have with the things we wear. The text is based on theories of material agency, posthumanism and affects and becomings, and considers that not only people, but also the things we wear, play an active role in the fashion system. To discuss the subject fashion examples are used. The text concludes with reflections on what a turn to affect and material agency may mean to fashion design and experience.

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Author Biography

Julia Valle Noronha, Aalto University

Doutora em Artes (Design) pela Aalto University. Professora Assistente da Aalto University, Department of Design.

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2024-08-01

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VALLE NORONHA, J. Fashion and Material Agency. dObra[s] – revista da Associação Brasileira de Estudos de Pesquisas em Moda, [S. l.], n. 41, p. 449–462, 2024. DOI: 10.26563/dobras.i41.1834. Disponível em: https://dobras.emnuvens.com.br/dobras/article/view/1834. Acesso em: 3 dec. 2024.

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