---------- We might suggest folks choose articles of clothing, pulling them from their closet for both affective and effective reasons, in much the same way a traditional singer chooses from their repertoire of songs, some appropriate for certain occasions and some for others. But the singer sings only those songs which s/he feels s/he can sing well; we wear what we "feel" makes us look good. The songs were gathered over time, though fads and musical fashion to meet audience demand, but were chosen from all available options, because of personal preference. A singer collects songs s/he likes and feels good singing. Often chosing to be associated with certain songs. clothes and kits of costumes are similar. We chose our clothes because they reinforce our self image, accomplish our aims of self presentation, and are parts of our performance in everyday life. The reasons behind the "why we feel we look good in this," are both social and personal. Mac Swackhammer Dawson City Museum Original message: ============================================================================= To: RNET (MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS OF LIST MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]>), CAN-QDM, CAN-HMCS-HNM, CAN-DCM From: RNET ([log in to unmask]) Subject: Re[2]: clothing: study & interpretation Date: Thu 26 Oct 95 Time: 00:16 YST Form: Mail Delivery: Regular ============================================================================= On Wed, 25 Oct 1995 Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]> said: > I haven't read Anne Hollander's work, but Sex and Suits, predictably > enough, made a little splash when it came out. Reviewed positively by > NYT Book Review, the Voice, etc. I haven't been following these "threads," but it seems appropriate, here, to mention that Deborah Tannen, author of _You Just Don't Understand_ and _That's Not What I Meant_ had a piece in the New York Times Magazine several years ago that attempted to explore the unarticulated expressive meaning communicated by the way women choose clothing to wear in different situtations. She denies that men use clothing in the same way as women; but, I belive she is wrong in this assertion. It is just that the language and aims are different. -- ______________________________________ Robert A. Baron Museum Computer Consultant P.O. Box 93, Larchmont, NY 10538 [log in to unmask]