Weaving the Space. The Deconstruction of  the Metaphysic’s Veil

Francesco Vitale

doi:10.6092/issn.2611-0563/11084

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Francesco Vitale Università degli Studi di Salerno
He is Associate Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Salerno (Italy). His academic interests have focused on Derrida’s work since his Ph.D. dissertation in philosophy on Derrida’s relation to Hegel (University Federico II of Napoli, Italy). Francesco Vitale is author of many essays on Derrida, published in Italian, English, French and Japanese. His main publications devoted to Jacques Derrida are: Biodeconstruction. Jacques Derrida and Life Sciences (SUNY University Press, 2018) and The Last Fortress of Metaphysics. Jacques Derrida and the Deconstruction of Architecture (SUNY University Press, 2018).

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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2611-0563/11084

Keywords:

Deconstruction, Metaphysics, Fabric, Weave, Veil

Abstract

The article in its first part aims to give an account of the introduction of the term “deconstruction” in the field of fashion and studies dedicated to it. Since “deconstruction” has spread like a virus in North American culture since the 1980s, it is intended to verify the congruence of this spread that has reached the fashion world through the success of architectural deconstructivism. Beyond various generic and superficial references, a certain interest in the work of fashion designer Martin Margela has been recognized. Starting from this general framework, an attempt was made to show what themes and resources “deconstruction” can offer to fashion studies, in particular through the reading of a text by Derrida dedicated to the figure of the “veil” in the tradition of Western culture.

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Weaving the Space. The Deconstruction of the Metaphysic’s Veil

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