Article:
Scruffy Masculinities. Gay bear representations in the runways of Walter Van Beirendonck’s Spring/Summer 2010 Wonder collection.

Author(s): Suman, Iulian
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Despite the vast research regarding non-conformative bodies, there is little material on the gay bear representation in fashion modelling. This article investigates the bear embodiment in the runway shows of Walter Van Beirendonck Spring/Summer 2010 Wonder. Critical visual analysis follows the gay bear symbolism in the video recordings ofthe runways, revealing how it challenges the fashion industry’s body standards through body-inclusive gay bear embodiments.


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Suman, Iulian: Scruffy Masculinities. Gay bear representations in the runways of Walter Van Beirendonck’s Spring/Summer 2010 Wonder collection.. In: Medienobservationen, Jg. (2022-09-16), . DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18952.
@ARTICLE{Suman2022-09-16,
 author = {Suman, Iulian},
 title = {Scruffy Masculinities. Gay bear representations in the runways of Walter Van Beirendonck’s Spring/Summer 2010 Wonder collection.},
 year = 2022-09-16,
 doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18952}",
 editor = {Lebe, Julia and Scheffer, Bernd and Jahraus, Oliver and Packard, Stephan},
 address = {Köln},
 journal = {Medienobservationen},
 pages = {--},
}
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