| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 269 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of color plates) : illustrations (some color) |
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text file |
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PDF |
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polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
An exploration of what it means to be fabulous-and why eccentric style, fashion, and creativity are more crucial than ever. Prince once told us not to hate him because he's fabulous. But what does it mean to be fabulous? Is being fabulous only about labels, narcissism, and selfies? Or can acts of fabulousness be political gestures, too? madison moore answers these questions in a timely and fascinating book that explores how queer, black, and other marginalized outsiders use style and creativity in everyday life. Moving from catwalks and nightclubs to the street, moore dialogues with a range of fabulous and creative powerhouses, including DJ Vjuan Allure, voguing superstar Lasseindra Ninja, fashion designer Patricia Field, performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon, and a wide range of other aesthetic renegades from the worlds of art, fashion, and nightlife. In a riveting synthesis of autobiography, cultural analysis, and ethnography, moore positions fabulousness as a form of cultural criticism that allows those who perform it to thrive in a world where they are not supposed to exist. |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric -- "I Don't Want to Be Boring!": A Conversation with Alok Vaid-Menon -- 2. How to Work a Look -- "I Create My Own Space": A Conversation about Fierceness -- 3. Up in the Club -- "I Was Born a Queen, I've Always Been a Queen": A Conversation with Shaun J. Wright -- 4. What's Queer about the Catwalk? -- Paris Is Burning: A Conversation with Lasseindra Ninja -- "Don't Hate Us 'Cause We Fabulous": 900 Words on Prince -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sexual minorities -- Clothing.
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Sexual minorities. |
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Clothing and dress. |
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Sexual minorities -- Identity.
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Sexual minorities -- Identity. |
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Gender-nonconforming people -- Clothing.
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Gender-nonconforming people. |
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Gender identity.
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Gender identity. |
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Minorities -- Clothing.
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Fashion -- Social aspects.
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Minorities -- Clothing. |
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Fashion -- Political aspects.
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Fashion -- Political aspects. |
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Fashion. |
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Minorities. |
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sex role. |
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Fashion -- Social aspects. |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Beauty & Grooming. |
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LGBTQ+ people. |
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Sexual minorities. |
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Gender non-conforming people. |
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Gender identity. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Moore, Madison. Fabulous. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018] 9780300204704 (OCoLC)1002676613 |
| ISBN |
9780300235074 (electronic book) |
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0300235070 (electronic book) |
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9780300204704 |
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0300204701 |
| Standard No. |
10.12987/9780300235074 |
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99976293530 |
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