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  • ‘Oh, honey! it’s not so much the style, it’s what carrying it means’: Hermès bags and the transformative process

    Author(s)
    Boyd, Annita
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Boyd, Annita E.
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    This article investigates the characteristics that define the suitability of certain characters in a number of film and television programmes to be consumers of Herm賠prestige handbags. First, it examines the status of a Birkin or Kelly bag and how it is perceived to have transformative powers within the narrative, its impact upon its carrier's own sense of identity and how it is read by others. Apart from signalling itself as an index of luxury, the bag may also trigger connotations of a suspicious sexual nature if carried by characters that do not have the means to purchase it, and by virtue of its inherent ability to ...
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    This article investigates the characteristics that define the suitability of certain characters in a number of film and television programmes to be consumers of Herm賠prestige handbags. First, it examines the status of a Birkin or Kelly bag and how it is perceived to have transformative powers within the narrative, its impact upon its carrier's own sense of identity and how it is read by others. Apart from signalling itself as an index of luxury, the bag may also trigger connotations of a suspicious sexual nature if carried by characters that do not have the means to purchase it, and by virtue of its inherent ability to conceal. Characters require a sophisticated knowledge and class in order to bear successfully the kind of distinction that Herm賠represents. Second, it addresses the viewers of these programmes as highly informed and discerning consumers of images of Herm賠bags. The ability to identify specific sizes, leathers and speculate upon the authenticity of the bag is remarkable, and can be considered as a particular kind of specialized and exclusive knowledge. These readings invite us to consider this accessory as something that exceeds its function as mere costuming or prop within the mise-en-sc讥, as the bag seems to have agency and at times overshadows the centrality of characters.
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    Journal Title
    Fashion, Style & Popular Culture
    Volume
    1
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1386/fspc.1.1.81_1
    Subject
    Screen and Media Culture
    Design Practice and Management
    Visual Arts and Crafts
    Cultural Studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/61911
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