From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #11260 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Wednesday, May 3 2023 Volume 14 : Number 11260 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Sit comfortably everywhere you go ["Klaudena" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 13:00:53 +0200 From: "Klaudena" Subject: Sit comfortably everywhere you go Sit comfortably everywhere you go http://ketobreads.best/jNOSnemksZaDTUDvLBIFki24znhAusIHcMYkYK--NWaae-Gg-Q http://ketobreads.best/HV4kBp-Wrn1WI6M2PjbAU1uPXkgjaGyXcyGmnR-ZMqUkikJM7A Widows served as a counterpart to Highland Rape, which was also heavily inspired by Scottish culture. In comparison, Widows has been described as less angry and more reflective. McQueen himself reflected that Widows displayed a more positive view of Scotland, and related the difference to his own mental health, saying "I'm in a much clearer head space now than I was when I did the Highland." The collections were discussed together in a 2014 BBC Alba documentary, McQueen of Scots, which explored McQueen's Scottish heritage and its influence on his designs. Art historian Ghislaine Wood wrote that the "two collections provided contrasting but cathartic narratives on specific historical events ... and in many ways they reflect the complexity and drama of McQueen's vision". Author Katherine Gleason wrote that the use of tartan in Widows was "more polished, softened with ruffles and embroidery". To Lisa Armstrong, the restrained nature of Widows, compared to the overt political rage of Highland Rape, was a sign of maturity. Murray Pittock viewed both collections as part of the evolution and worldwide dissemination of tartan since the 1990s. While softer than Highland Rape, Widows is nonetheless interpreted as a statement about the appropriation of Scottish culture in a wider British context. McQueen's use of tartan in Widows, and the anglicised aspects of the designs, has been viewed as an exploration of the commodification of tartan in high fashion and British culture. Pittock noted that the wide-ranging visual elements of Widows "symbolically commented on the destruction, misprision and exploitative reinterpretation of Scotland for a global audience". For American fashion editor Robin Givhan, the use of tartan "hinted at the rebellion of the punk movement without embracing its anger ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #11260 ***********************************************