Style tribe

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A style tribe or fashion tribe is a group of people that dress in a distinctive style to show their membership in this group.[1][2] Examples include punks, goths, hip-hop devotees, and ravers.[1] The term "style tribe" appears to have been coined by anthropologist Ted Polhemus, who analyzed style tribes in terms of the modern primitive and an abandonment of a linear trajectory of progress in fashion.[1][3][4][5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Women's Wear Daily fashion dictionary
  2. ^ Constance C. R. White (1997-10-07). Invoking Tribal Spirits as 90's Muses. New York Times.
  3. ^ Books: Pinned and wriggling | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com
  4. ^ Maynard, Margaret. Dress and Globalisation. Manchester University Press (2004), p122. ISBN 0719063892.
  5. ^ Margry, Peter Jan & Herman Roodenburg. Reframing Dutch Culture: Between Otherness and Authenticity. Ashgate Publishing (2007), p13. ISBN 0754647056.

[edit] Further reading

  • Polhemus, Ted. Streetstyle: From Sidewalk to Catwalk. Thames and Hudson (1994). ISBN 050027794X.
  • White, Nicola & Ian Griffiths. The Fashion Business: Theory, Practice, Image. Berg Publishers (2000): p7. ISBN 185973359X.
  • Taylor, Lou. The Study of Dress History. Manchester University Press (2002), p212. ISBN 0719040655.
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