Arte, moda e política: produção estilística de Zuzu Angel na década de 1970

Abstract

This paper aims to establish a dialogue between art, fashion and politics in the production of fashion designer Zuzu Angel (1921-1976), in order to understand how these forms of expression play an extremely important role in the culture of societies as a whole. The research highlights the fact that fashion, over time, has not been the object of study interest, as in other artistic manifestations, such as the arts of the academies, which are commonly exalted by scholars. The research addresses the relevance of fashion as a form of expression, with Zuzu Angel as the perfect figure to discuss extremely relevant facts, such as the role of the female figure in the field of fashion, which until then was mostly played by men. These reflections show the importance of Zuzu Angel's work for the dissemination and recognition of fashion as a favorable field of study. It is also worth highlighting the importance of the designer in the Brazilian political context, where she used fashion as an instrument of protest against the military dictatorship, making fashion a highly visible process in the social and political context.