The Western Canon of Fashion in the Next in Fashion Reality Show) Cover Image

A divat nyugati kánona a Next in Fashion valóságshowban
The Western Canon of Fashion in the Next in Fashion Reality Show)

Author(s): Anna Keszeg
Subject(s): Media studies, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Medea Egyesület
Keywords: fashion system; reality show; stereotyping; visibility; digital television;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a critical and narratological analysis of a fashion design reality show produced by Netfl ix, Next inFashion, available since January 2020 through the company’s streaming platform. The main goal of the analysis is toinvestigate the statement according to which streaming platforms contribute to the internationalization and globalization ofcontent, a parallel phenomenon with the interest in local productions. In the case of the analyzed show, despite the diversifi edgeopolitical origins of the competitors, the designed garments are evaluated according to a western concept of fashion. Theinterest of the article resides in underlining the discontinuities between the competition series format and the representedsocio-professional realities.

  • Issue Year: XV/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 53-66
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Hungarian