The (im)perfect touch of fashion

Margarida dos Anjos Lebreiro Amaro

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The (im)perfect touch of fashion

Margarida dos Anjos Lebreiro Amaro

Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA)

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Abstract

The most celebrated scene of the Genesis, represented by Michael Angelo in the Sistine Chapel, tells of the moment when, from the fingers of God and Adam, the spark of life is lit. This is the original touch that instates the order of the cosmos. When Creation is finished, Adam and Eve taste the forbid den fruit and, before driving them out of Paradise, God dresses them with animal skins. Recalling the endless history of our origins, we find that the physical functionality of clothing is surpassed by its communicative value: a utility object that protects against the weather and other inconveniences, clothing only makes sense when ‘dressed’ and fulfilling the function of appearance. Fluctuating between being and appearing, it is in this imperfection that fashion operates according to its paradoxes which we will refer to in this paper.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Textiles, Identity and Innovation
Subtitle of host publication	In Touch. Proceedings of the 2nd International Textile Design Conference (D_TEX 2019), June 19-21, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
Editors	Gianni Montagna, Cristina Figueiredo
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	CRC Press
Chapter	Section 1 – Textile Identity and Material Culture Section 1.1 – Textile Art and Identity
Pages	55-60
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780429286872
ISBN (Print)	978-0-367-25244-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429286872
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2020
Event	D_Tex 2019 Textiles, Identity and Innovation, 2nd International Textile Design Conference: In Touch - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa , Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 19 Jun 2019 → 21 Jun 2019 Conference number: 2ª http://dtex.fa.ulisboa.pt/index.php/pt/

Conference

Conference	D_Tex 2019 Textiles, Identity and Innovation, 2nd International Textile Design Conference
Abbreviated title	T_Tex
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	19/06/19 → 21/06/19
Internet address	http://dtex.fa.ulisboa.pt/index.php/pt/

Keywords

Fashion
Origin
Touch
Being
Appearing
Imperfection

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Amaro, MDAL 2020, The (im)perfect touch of fashion. in G Montagna & C Figueiredo (eds), Textiles, Identity and Innovation: In Touch. Proceedings of the 2nd International Textile Design Conference (D_TEX 2019), June 19-21, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. CRC Press, London, pp. 55-60, D_Tex 2019 Textiles, Identity and Innovation, 2nd International Textile Design Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 19/06/19. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429286872

The (im)perfect touch of fashion. / Amaro, Margarida dos Anjos Lebreiro.
Textiles, Identity and Innovation: In Touch. Proceedings of the 2nd International Textile Design Conference (D_TEX 2019), June 19-21, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. ed. / Gianni Montagna; Cristina Figueiredo. London: CRC Press, 2020. p. 55-60.

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