A Renaissance Self-Fashioning: The Performative Nature Of Fashion

The performative nature of fashion does not define any one person. According to Stephen Greenblatt, author of A Renaissance Self-Fashioning, performative gender defines the stereotypical male or female. For something to be authentic, it must come from a person’s own self without external influences. The performative differences between men and women’s fashion proves that clothing is not authentic. Performative nature usually has to do with recurring gender norms. At the same time, the term performative is when a person's identity is performed and constructed. With that being said, there are many gender ‘norms’ such as fashion for men and women. Using the way in which candidates react to gender stereotypes in an executive office, its
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