TY - BOOK AU - Cullen,Ellie TI - A study of Victorian and Gothic sensibilities within contemporary fashion design with particular emphasis on the clothing of Alexander MCQueen U1 - Thesis Painting 01/16 PY - 2016/// CY - Limerick : PB - Limerick Institute of Technology/Limerick School of Art and Design KW - McQueen, Alexander, KW - Gothic fashion KW - Goth culture (Subculture) KW - Gothic KW - Photography KW - Painting theses KW - Extended essays KW - Painting KW - Theses KW - LSAD KW - Clare Street N1 - Thesis submitted for B.A. (Hons) in Painting (Fine Art) 2016; Includes bibliographical references; This extended essay is a study of The Seduction of the Gothic and Female Representation in Painting and Photography. There is a particular emphasis on the nineteenth century, the Victorian Gothic, the Gothic female and the uncanny. This thesis attempts to uncover the connections between Gothic and Victorian culture and modern contemporary fashion design. I specifically focus on the highly sexualised clothing of Alexander McQueen and certain elements of his taboo-breaking runway shows which present Gothic and Victorian flamboyancies. [Abstract] ER -