Do monsters wear clothes? The costume in the monster and the monstrosity in the costume

The aim of this article is to discuss monstrosity and humanity in their relationship with the costume, arguing that clothes are fundamental not only to the social delineation of human, but also for the demarcation of what is a monster. So, monsters and humans can be thought as sketches. For this, wi...

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Autor: Leite Jr, Jorge
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Associação Brasileira de Estudos e Pesquisas em Moda (Abepem)
Repositorio:Revista dObra[s]
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.dobras.emnuvens.com.br:article/1616
Acesso em linha:https://dobras.emnuvens.com.br/dobras/article/view/1616
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Monster
Clothes
Grotesque
Monstrosity
Fashion
Monstro
Roupas
Grotesco
Monstruosidade
Moda
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Resumo:The aim of this article is to discuss monstrosity and humanity in their relationship with the costume, arguing that clothes are fundamental not only to the social delineation of human, but also for the demarcation of what is a monster. So, monsters and humans can be thought as sketches. For this, will be used the sociological view of fashion and monster studies, establishing a dialogue between the two areas. The text ends by stating that both notions are inseparable from the clothes that cover them.