Fashion In Venice1:  An Expression Of Modernity

The focus of this paper is to study the emergence and the impacts of fashion in the early-modern Venetian society as an expression of modernity. The concept of fashion is studied not only as a mode of dressing but as a social, cultural, economic, symbolic, political, artistic, psychological phenomenon. Fashion is taken as a reason and a result of the
European modernity due to its role in the resolution of the tradition. In the first section, the concept of fashion and its historical evolution and sociological influences are analyzed. Later the development of the textile industry in Europe and its impacts on Mediterranean trade is discussed. The social, political and economic structure of Venice during the 13th and 15th centuries is briefly summarized in the third part. In the final section, the role of fashion in Venetian society, the symbolic meaning of dressing, the economic value of garments, the production and supply channels of textile are analyzed. The changes and transformations taking place in every aspect of life during the early modern period found a way of �(re)presenting� themselves in terms of fashion. The concept of fashion is evaluated not only as a way of dressing but also as a paradigm of modernity including a set of manners and behaviors for being right in a specific time and a specific context.

Keywords: Modernity, Fashion, Textile, Renaissance, Venice.

Fashion In Venice1: An Expression Of Modernity

Nilay Kayaalp
Yt� Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �stanbul, T�rkiye

Bu ara�t�rman�n amac� moda kavram�n� erken modern Venedik toplumu ba�lam�nda ele alarak, sosyal ve ekonomik etkilerini incelemek ve moda kavram�n�n modernite üzerinden bir okumas�n� yapmakt�r. Moda sadece bir giyinme �ekli olarak de�il, sosyal, k�lt�rel, sembolik, politik, sanatsal ve pisikolojik bir etmen olarak ele al�nm��t�r. Bu �al��mada, moda kavram�n�n geleneksel olan� ��zerek, Bat� modernitesinin hem sonu�lar�ndan, hem de sebeplerinden biri oldu�u �ne s�r�lm��t�r. �lk b�lümde, moda kavram�n�n ortaya ��k��, k�sa tarih�esi ve toplum �zerindeki etkileri anlat�lm��t�r. Daha sonra, Bat� Avrupa�da tekstil end�strisinin olu�umu ve Akdeniz ticareti �zerindeki etkileri tart��lm��t�r. Venedik kentinin
k�sa tarih�esi ve 13. ve 15. yüzy�llar aras�ndaki sosyal, politik ve ekonomik yap�s� ��nc� b�l�mde k�saca �zetlenmi�tir.
Son b�l�mde ise moda kavram�n�n erken modern Venedik d�nyas�ndaki rol� ve giysinin sembolik ve ekonomik anlamlar�, tekstil üretim ve da��t�m s�re�leri, k�yafetin farkl� kullan�m ama�lar� tart��lm��t�r. Bu d�nemde hayat�n her a�amas�nda meydana gelen de�i�im ve transformasyonlar kendilerini moda kavram� alt�nda �temsil edebilmi�lerdir�. Ele al�nan d�nemde kad�n modas�n�n de�i�im ve d�n��m� 1490 ile 1609 tarihleri aras�nda yap�lm�� Venedikli kad�n portreleri �zerinden ortaya konulmu�tur. Bu metinde moda, sadece bir giyim konusu olarak de�il, ayn� zamanda bir tav�rlar ve hareketler b�t�n� olarak, belirli bir zaman aral��nda ve belirli bir ba�lam i�erisinde do�ru olmak olarak ele al�nm�� ve bir modernite paradigmas� olarak incelenmi�tir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Modernite, Moda, Tekstil, R�nesans, Venedik.

Nilay Kayaalp. Fashion In Venice1: An Expression Of Modernity. Megaron. 2008; 3(2): 124-136

Corresponding Author: Nilay Kayaalp, T�rkiye

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