The Fashioned Self

Download or read book The Fashioned Self written by Joanne Finkelstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the nature of the self and self-identity in the modern age, and the way in which they have been moulded through the alteration of bodily appearance, exemplified fashions, facelifts and diets. The idea that an individual's character is revealed through physical appearance is, Finkelstein argues, deeply embedded in Western culture. And since fashions and cosmetics are closely linked to sexual difference, the author concentrates on aspects of gender identity, suggesting that the female and male identity are differentiated through opposed experiences of the body.