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Style tribe

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A style tribe or fashion tribe is a group of people that dress in a distinctive style to show their membership in this group.[1][2] Examples include punks, goths, hip-hop devotees, and ravers.[1] The term "style tribe" appears to have been coined by anthropologist Ted Polhemus, who analyzed style tribes in terms of the modern primitive and an abandonment of a linear trajectory of progress in fashion.[1][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Women's Wear Daily fashion dictionary
  2. ^ Constance C. R. White (1997-10-07). "Invoking Tribal Spirits as 90's Muses". New York Times.
  3. ^ "Books: Pinned and wriggling". Independent, The (London). [dead link]
  4. ^ Maynard, Margaret. Dress and Globalisation. Manchester University Press (2004), p122. ISBN 0-7190-6389-2.
  5. ^ Margry, Peter Jan & Herman Roodenburg. Reframing Dutch Culture: Between Otherness and Authenticity. Ashgate Publishing (2007), p13. ISBN 0-7546-4705-6.

Further reading

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  • Polhemus, Ted. Streetstyle: From Sidewalk to Catwalk. Thames and Hudson (1994). ISBN 0-500-27794-X.
  • White, Nicola & Ian Griffiths. The Fashion Business: Theory, Practice, Image. Berg Publishers (2000): p7. ISBN 1-85973-359-X.
  • Taylor, Lou. The Study of Dress History. Manchester University Press (2002), p212. ISBN 0-7190-4065-5.
  • Duffty, Keanan & Gorman, Paul. Rebel, Rebel: Anti-Style. Universe Publishing (2009). ISBN 0-7893-1810-5