October 19, 2015 - 16:45
I'm really intrigued by the contact zone(s?) orbiting clothing. The person and how what they choose to wear reflects or juxtaoses what their personal values or feelings are. People, clothing, and WHERE the clothes are coming from- what's the market and production. Is it vintage with a story and feeling already attached? How about the globalization of production and transnational corporations, or the implications of labor rights and fair trade qualities. How people and what they choose to wear causes conflict or even prevents the direct conflict from happening by giving messages about personality, class, sexual orientation, etc.
This latter is, I think, maybe the most in line with the given idea of contact zones, and could be looked at in the context of Bryn Mawr, looking at how different contact zones are expressed or created through the stylings of a person's wardrobe (maybe also hair? I think that could be its own project entirely, though).
Maybe I've completely missed the mark on this, but I guess I'll see.