Publisher's Synopsis
Special Issue: Femme FataleThis special issue facilitates an exploration of the connections between fashion and the image of the modern woman, and looks at the significance of eroticism in women's fashion. 'Femme Fatale' includes several papers from symposiums held by the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, 'Femme Fatale: Fashion and Visual Culture in Fin-de-siècle Paris', and 'Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of the Couturière, 1910-1939'. ContentsEmily Apter: 'Weaponizing the 'Femme Fatale': Rachilde's Lethal Amazon, 'La Marquise de Sade''Rae Beth Gordon: 'Fashion and the White Savage in the Parisian Music Hall'Lourdes Font: 'L'Allure de Chanel: The Couturière as Literary Character'Valerie Steele: ''Femme Fatale': Fashion and Visual Culture in Fin-de-siècle Paris'
