Deconstruction, Absolute Truth, and Fashion

摘要

The application of deconstruction in fashion is an interesting phenomenon of debate. This research traces the origin of deconstruction and examines how fashion in the postmodern society corresponds to the deconstruction philosophy proposed in 1966 by French scholar Jacques Derrida. Through the study on fashion designers practicing deconstruction ideology, it is discovered that in search of novelty, deconstruction fashion designers challenge absolute truth and principles built by the traditional fashion society, and hence, transform their design process into one that honors skepticism and deconstruction of set rules. Second, by inquiring the social functions that adhere to existing style, material, form, and symbol, deconstruction designers form personal style, logic, and aesthetic taste to support their design. Third, the course of such inquisition parallels the deconstruction thinking of Derrida, which boldly brings to surface the intention to tactically redefine fashion, to analyze the relationship between an outfit and the body, and to study the underlying cultural ideology of fashion.