Dos territórios da moda ao corpo-território: colonialidade, desigualdade e classe, o dress code hypado do Brasil

Abstract

This research aims to answer whether it is possible to think of the body as a territory - body-territory - that can create or undo borders through fashion. The cities of São Paulo and Belo Horizonte and their respective fashion territories, the people who work in these territories, as well as those who consume their fashion items, were chosen as a territorial section and research subjects for the development of the thesis. The colonial and slave past and the current Brazilian social context, permeated by inequality and marked by classes, are considered context that can explain whether fashion can be configured as an element of social differentiation, transforming the body into territory, constituting borders, and exacerbating inequalities. To understand all these processes and answer the questions, fieldwork in the respective cities was carried out, as well as semi-structured interviews with the research subjects mentioned above. I invite you to embark on a reading journey that explores the history of clothing, the history of Brazil, and the concept of sustainability in the context of today's heightened consumption lifestyle. Then, the field reports and information collected from the interviews address the universe of classes and perceptions about fashion, consumption, and behaviors. This entire path has made it possible to understand what I call “fashion territories” and also about the body-territory that can be shaped by clothing in Brazilian territory.