Lesbian Styles in Cinema
Jun 2025 · Edinburgh University Press
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While there are a great many books on the Hollywood star system and its costuming, and a number of books on queer cinema, the role of lesbian dress styles in constructing lesbian characters has yet to be the subject of a discrete, detailed book study.
Lesbian Styles in Cinema examines how dress constructs lesbian characters as a form of representation and visual communication in film. By focusing on a set of independent and studio films that highlight lesbian dress practices, from Leontine Segan’s Madchen in Uniform (1931) and other lesbian classics such as Donna Dietch’s Desert Hearts (1985) to the Wachowski sisters Bound (1996) and Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding (2024), this book unpacks the role of sartorial codes in producing narratives of lesbian subjectivities, representation and desire.
Lesbian Styles in Cinema examines how dress constructs lesbian characters as a form of representation and visual communication in film. By focusing on a set of independent and studio films that highlight lesbian dress practices, from Leontine Segan’s Madchen in Uniform (1931) and other lesbian classics such as Donna Dietch’s Desert Hearts (1985) to the Wachowski sisters Bound (1996) and Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding (2024), this book unpacks the role of sartorial codes in producing narratives of lesbian subjectivities, representation and desire.
While there are a great many books on the Hollywood star system and its costuming, and a number of books on queer cinema, the role of lesbian dress styles in constructing lesbian characters has yet to be the subject of a discrete, detailed book study.
Lesbian Styles in Cinema examines ho...
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Judith Beyer is a teaching fellow at AMD Akademie Mode und Design, Germany. She earned her doctorate degree from Massey University Aotearoa New Zealand and is the recipient of the Dean's List (2023) for academic excellence. Her research focuses on the intersection of fashion and culture, and the concepts of gender fluidity, sexualities and masculinities in contemporary fashion. Her first monograph is titled Antigender Fashion: The Possibilities of Gender-Fluid and Non-Binary Fashion Design (2025).
Vicki Karaminas is Professor of Fashion at Massey University Aotearoa New Zealand. She was awarded the University Medal in the Social Sciences (1997) by the University of Technology Sydney and the Humanities Aronui Medal (2024) from the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Aotearoa New Zealand. She holds an honorary Professorial position at the University of Sydney and is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne. She has published over 20 books on fashion, gender and sexuality. Her latest book publication (with Adam Geczy) is the revised second edition of Queer Style (2024). Her work has been translated and published into several languages other than English.
Judith Beyer is a teaching fellow at AMD Akademie Mode und Design, Germany. She earned her doctorate degree from Massey University Aotearoa New Zealand and is the recipient of the Dean's List (2023) for academic excellence. Her research focuses on the intersection of fashion and culture, and the ...
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