Alexander Fury Essay
To begin our sixth week of Political Fashion, we have a contribution from within our own SHOWstudio stable: Alexander Fury's essay looks at the questionable influence of fashion on politics and how contemporary politics in particular has appropriated fashion (and its systems) for its own gain.
QUOTE: 'Today, image is as good as reality: if you can't have the real Hermès Birkin, a fake looks just the same. If you can't have a real politician, does it matter as long as they look the part? The real influence of fashion on politics is the sad, stark reality that image is everything and policies come a distant second.
Propaganda, propaganda, propaganda. All that matters is propaganda. "
BRILLIANT EASSAY !............... , indeed., .................: PROPAGANDA !
By Galileo's Universe at 14:34 Mon 07 Apr 2008
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