Rethinking haute couture: Julien Fournie in the virtual worlds of the metaverse

【Author】 Armitage, John

【Source】FRENCH CULTURAL STUDIES

【影响因子】0.286

【Abstract】This article deals with the concept and practice of haute couture, of the designing and making of high-quality fashion clothes, and haute couture's contemporary engagement with the virtual worlds of the 'metaverse', a shared virtual environment that features online gaming and augmented reality. The article is an encounter with these virtual worlds, particularly as they are manifested in the haute couture of the French haute couturier Julian Fournie. To understand Fournie's haute couture, and thus to build a foundation for an interpretation of his most important fashion ideas, it is argued that researchers need to explore Fournie's engagement with virtual worlds and augmented reality from the perspective of German philosopher Martin Heidegger's phenomenological explanation of thinking and rethinking, and then at how Fournie develops and revises the meaning of haute couture.

【Keywords】Julien Fournie; haute couture; metaverse; rethinking; thinking; virtual worlds

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【收录时间】2022-07-17

【文献类型】理论性文章

【主题类别】

区块链应用-虚拟经济-元宇宙