TY - BOOK AU - Flynn,Nicola TI - Femininity vs. Feminism: how feminist fashion designers portray femininity in a more contemporary way . U1 - Thesis Fashion 14/04 PY - 2014/// CY - Limerick : PB - Limerick School of Art & Design/LIT. KW - Fashion theses KW - Feminism in fashion. KW - Femininity in fashion. KW - Fashion industry. KW - Theses KW - LSAD KW - Clare Street N1 - Thesis submitted for B.A. Hons in Fashion 2014; Includes bibliographical References; Within this extended essay, I will examine third wave feminism and its aims; I will explore the idea of femininity and show how the relationship between fashion and feminism are changing. Through three case studies from the fashion industry today; Rei Kawabuko, Miuccia Prada and Ann Sofie Back, I intend to show how designers are adapting new feminist appproaches to femininity. These three fashion designers address and contest contemporary notions of what beauty and feminity are today. ER -