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International Journal of Costume and Fashion - Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 58-72 | |
Abbreviation: IJCF | |
ISSN: 2233-9051 (Print) 2288-7490 (Online) | |
Print publication date 31 Dec 2023 | |
Received 29 May 2023 Revised 19 Dec 2023 Accepted 22 Dec 2023 | |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7233/ijcf.2023.23.2.058 | |
Analysis of the Characteristics of Retro - Futuristic Design : A Case Study of Alexander McQueen | |
Doctoral Student, Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Kyunghee University, Seoul, South Korea | |
Professor, Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Kyunghee University, Seoul, South Korea | |
Correspondence to : †ysyoo@khu.ac.kr | |
Citation Núñez Barranco, A. N., & Yoo, Y. (2023). Analysis of the Characteristics of Retro-Futuristic Design - A Case Study of Alexander McQueen International Journal of Costume and Fashion, 23(2), 58-72. |
This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of retro-futuristic design elements present in Alexander McQueen’s collections, categorizing them into specific expressions of Retro-Futurism. By identifying and examining these design characteristics, the study aims to provide valuable insights and establish a structured fashion design method for understanding the characteristics and expressions of Retro-Futurism in contemporary fashion design. The collected cases were divided into four main categories: Utopic Retro-Futurism, Fantastic Retro-Futurism, Primitive Retro-Futurism, and Scientific Retro-Futurism. In each category, different expression forms of Retro-Futurism were analyzed. The results are as follows. Utopic Retro-Futurism based on politics, military, and propaganda, contains a significant predominance of black along chromatic colors and a predominance of leather as the main fabric and texture. Fantastic Retro-Futurism based on religion and science fiction, showed figures related to past religious garments and science fiction horror movies, legends or short novels closely related to fantasy. Primitive Retro-Futurism category was divided into three basic sections from a futuristic vision: tribal, ethnic, and archaic. Scientific Retro-Futurism was divided into elements related to technology, space, science, or robotics.
Keywords: Retro futuristic design, Alexandre McQueen, Nostalgia, Futurism, Utopia |
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