TY - JOUR
T1 - From Design Nations to Fashion Nation?
T2 - Unpacking Contemporary Scandinavian Fashion Dreams
AU - Riegels Melchior, Marie
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - To many people, the link between Scandinavia and design is still a familiar story of functionalism and the social democratic welfare states of the twentieth century. But until recently the Scandinavian countries- Denmark, Norway, and Sweden-had not sought to connect themselves with fashion design. This, however, has changed since the turn of the millennium. Present-day government institutions, industry organizations, fashion media, and industry form partnerships that not only give the fashion industry a prominent status in deindustrialized economies, but also potentially change the image of the nations. In this article I unfold what I term the fashion dreams of the Scandinavian countries in order to examine what their experiences tell us-on one hand, the role of fashion for the nation, and on the other hand, the contribution of national governments to the polycentrism of the fashion world.
AB - To many people, the link between Scandinavia and design is still a familiar story of functionalism and the social democratic welfare states of the twentieth century. But until recently the Scandinavian countries- Denmark, Norway, and Sweden-had not sought to connect themselves with fashion design. This, however, has changed since the turn of the millennium. Present-day government institutions, industry organizations, fashion media, and industry form partnerships that not only give the fashion industry a prominent status in deindustrialized economies, but also potentially change the image of the nations. In this article I unfold what I term the fashion dreams of the Scandinavian countries in order to examine what their experiences tell us-on one hand, the role of fashion for the nation, and on the other hand, the contribution of national governments to the polycentrism of the fashion world.
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1362-704X
VL - 15
SP - 177
EP - 200
JO - Fashion Theory - Journal of Dress Body and Culture
JF - Fashion Theory - Journal of Dress Body and Culture
IS - 2
ER -