And now we have the spellbinding Prof Catherine Spooner @LancasterGothic with her keynote 'Glamourie: Fairies and Fashion'
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Tim Walker, a fashion photographer, has a reputation that goes beyond the field, his work celebrated for his fairytale qualities, that he tends to Gothicise. Fairies and fantastical beings often feature in his work
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The language of fashion uses magical terminology, the term 'glamour' comes from an old Scottish term as an influence of charm on the eye, and is linked to transformation and metamorphosis
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The tale of Cinderella and it's iterations across cultures, it's the retelling by Charles Perrault is one loaded with ideas of fashion: the slipper, the gown, the entourage- bestowed by a fairy. The fairytale shoes are imbued with luminescence and transparency
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The transformation of Cinderella is one that reveals her beauty within, a female journey of becoming
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Ideas of glamour seen in works like Midsummer Night's Dream (through Puck) and The Rape of the Lock (Sylphes), their garments (and wings) described with awe
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Warner's ideas of Phantasmagoria puts a duplicity on sight and vision, with illusion being aligned with the devil in certain circumstances
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In the romantic ballet La Sylphide, the skirt in place of tutu enhanced the impression of air and light, along with the body movements when performed on pointe. The stage gaslighting aided in this illusion
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The behind the scenes depictions show what was used in order to create these ethereal illusions on stage across ballet and plays; wires, paint and lighting
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In Lady Audley's Secret, many instances of her 'fairy-like' accessories like lace, muslin, gauze. Even her notepaper and scissors are seen to be glamourous, and the 'mists' and 'scented vapour' of her tea making seem faelike
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19th C fairy depictions begin to fall into the camp, many contemp performers reclaiming signifiers like glitter as empowering, through queer action
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Back to Walker, he equates looking through the viewfinder is akin to seeing into another portal. He can capture this enchantment to share with his audience so they can enjoy the enchantment also. Women and men are both subjects for Walker
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His shoot for Vogur Italia 'Lady Grey' plays with decadence, the house in decay that entraps former occupants, not as dead but as continual living inhabitants
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The model in a Vivian Westwood tutu with white stage paint in his Marie Taglioni recreations in 'Lady Grey' blends ideas of decay and glamour
(I am in love with this photo I need a print!)
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