Tag: wearability

  • Grabbing Back: The Form and Meaning of the Pussy Hat

    Involved the author of the Way We Look. I’m hopeful to find an example of code in clothing. And also looking for symbolic interaction here. Also, the title. cat-eared hats I definelty thought it looked more like a cat. What role does dress play in the march? Non-verbal symbols allow the viewer to interpret a…

  • Social Aspects of Wearability and Interaction

    Excited for all this. maybe especially the interaction pieces. clothing, accessories, worn artifacts, and body modifications that make “dress” Interesting. how socially comfortable and individual feels while wearing a piece of technology. subject to social perceptions and norms Someone might reject a wearable item because it doesn’t reflect the role with which they identify. static…

  • The Second Skin, 2

    In psychological terms, clothing is both a stimulus and a response. they interpret its meaning according to the associations they have learned to make with it over a long period of time. Meaning It often indicates suppressed needs and desires. I’d like to more about this. how exactly? the analysis of dress can lend insight…

  • The Second Skin

    This. This is the book I’ve been looking for. Symbolic Interaction Theory I see this in the table of contents. I knew I was on to something with Symbolic Interactionism. Curious if this is the same thing Role Theory Norm Formation Dress and Morals Likely something here for me. Clothes and Physical Well-Being What could…

  • Wild

    Does clothing have a code? Empirical findings and theoretical implications in the study of clothing as a means of communication – ScienceDirect Fundamental and applicable. Clothing does have a code, language is a good metaphor and so we can entertain these strange connections that might come out of analogy and a connection matrix. Last week…