A style tribe or fashion tribe is a group of people that dress in a distinctive style to show their membership in this group. Examples include punks, goths, hip-hop devotees, and ravers. 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.
References
- ^ Women's Wear Daily fashion dictionary
- Constance C. R. White (1997-10-07). "Invoking Tribal Spirits as 90's Muses". New York Times.
- "Books: Pinned and wriggling". Independent, The (London).
- Maynard, Margaret. Dress and Globalisation. Manchester University Press (2004), p122. ISBN 0-7190-6389-2.
- Margry, Peter Jan & Herman Roodenburg. Reframing Dutch Culture: Between Otherness and Authenticity. Ashgate Publishing (2007), p13. ISBN 0-7546-4705-6.
Further reading
- Polhemus, Ted. Streetstyle: From Sidewalk to Catwalk. Thames and Hudson (1994). ISBN 0-500-27794-X.
- White, Nicola & Ian Griffiths. The Fashion Business: Theory, Practice, Image. Berg Publishers (2000): p7. ISBN 1-85973-359-X.
- Taylor, Lou. The Study of Dress History. Manchester University Press (2002), p212. ISBN 0-7190-4065-5.
- Duffty, Keanan & Gorman, Paul. Rebel, Rebel: Anti-Style. Universe Publishing (2009). ISBN 0-7893-1810-5
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