Language of the PurSuit: Cary Grant's clothes in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest

Lehmann, Ulrich (2000) Language of the PurSuit: Cary Grant's clothes in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture, 4 (4). pp. 467-485. ISSN Print ISSN: 1362-704X Online ISSN: 1751-7419

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Creators:

Lehmann, Ulrich

Description/Abstract:

Lehmann uses the structuralist approach of Roland Barthes to analyze Hitchcock's North by Northwest. He argues that the film and Cary Grant's role are best explained by looking at appearances - because they are deceptive - and not at hermeneutical codes, cinematic quotations, or self-referential truths. Lehmann believes his argument is exemplified by Grant's suit, which exerts a continuous presence throughout the duration of the film and thus stands analogous to the suit's normative presence in men's fashion throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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Article

Official URL:

http://www.bergpublishers.com/?tabid=1001

Date:

November 2000

Identification Number:

10.2752/136270400779108708

Additional Information:

This is also available as a book published Nov 2000 128pp
9781859734223

Uncontrolled Keywords or tags :

fashion, film