Revue pratique

Abstract

In reaction against the strong standardizing of scholarly journals due to academic rankings and the new economy of publishing, several journals have intended to open for themselves new spaces of experimentation; Modes pratiques, revue d’histoire du vêtement et de la mode (Modes pratiques, Journal of Clothing and Fashion History) is one expression of this desire. Dealing with a topic seemingly limited and marginal – fashion and clothing – our journal intends to enact a social and political reading of society through everyday practices. The familiar topic of fashion brings about conservation with a larger audience. Collateral effect: such a topic leads to revisiting the issue of iconography and, beyond, invites historians to cast a fresh eye on the present time as well as to create new archives for the future.

Keywords

• social history
• clothing
• fashion
• iconography
• social practices