Gusar s gitaroy [Guitar Hussar]: Motivy stilya militari v obraze Dzhimi Khendriksa [Motives behind the military look of Jimi Hendrix]
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Gusar s gitaroy [Guitar Hussar] : Motivy stilya militari v obraze Dzhimi Khendriksa [Motives behind the military look of Jimi Hendrix] . / Langkjær, Michael Alexander.
In: Teorija Mody. Odezda, telo, kul´tura [Fashion Theory Russia. The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture], Vol. 19, No. Spring, 2011, p. 243-269.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Gusar s gitaroy [Guitar Hussar]
T2 - Motivy stilya militari v obraze Dzhimi Khendriksa [Motives behind the military look of Jimi Hendrix]
AU - Langkjær, Michael Alexander
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In his paper Gusar s gitaroy. Motivy stilya militari v obraze Dzhimi Khendriksa [Guitar Hussar. Motives behind the Military Look of Jomi Hendrix], Michael A. Langkjær looks at the legendary singer's love of the military style, and its broader popularity in the 1960s rock milieu. Why did 1960s rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix wear British vintage regimental military jackets? His motive is generally assumed to be 'transgression', and more particularly 'protest against the Vietnam War'. Close investigation of original sources reveals that Hendrix, a proud veteran, was motivated not by 'protest', but by a wish to brand himself as a 'hip' rock star in the UK. His 'military look' was based on a warrior-ethos, as well as on an African-American aesthetic, having converged with his visual and social experience of Pop and Mod 'Swinging London'. It was Hendrix's disposition interacting with collective visual memories and cultural, social-economic and ideological circumstances of the day that induced him to become a 'guitar hussar'.
AB - In his paper Gusar s gitaroy. Motivy stilya militari v obraze Dzhimi Khendriksa [Guitar Hussar. Motives behind the Military Look of Jomi Hendrix], Michael A. Langkjær looks at the legendary singer's love of the military style, and its broader popularity in the 1960s rock milieu. Why did 1960s rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix wear British vintage regimental military jackets? His motive is generally assumed to be 'transgression', and more particularly 'protest against the Vietnam War'. Close investigation of original sources reveals that Hendrix, a proud veteran, was motivated not by 'protest', but by a wish to brand himself as a 'hip' rock star in the UK. His 'military look' was based on a warrior-ethos, as well as on an African-American aesthetic, having converged with his visual and social experience of Pop and Mod 'Swinging London'. It was Hendrix's disposition interacting with collective visual memories and cultural, social-economic and ideological circumstances of the day that induced him to become a 'guitar hussar'.
KW - Det Humanistiske Fakultet
KW - aesthetics
KW - dress iconography
KW - Identity
KW - Popular culture
KW - Popular music
KW - 1960s
KW - Textile history
KW - uniform
KW - Jimi Hendrix
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
VL - 19
SP - 243
EP - 269
JO - Teorija Modi/Fashion Theory Russia. The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture
JF - Teorija Modi/Fashion Theory Russia. The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture
SN - 1992-5646
IS - Spring
ER -
ID: 35925420