O guarda-roupa modernista: a importância do vestuário para o modernismo brasileiro

ABSTRACT

The Modernist wardrobe comprises various types of records of the appearance of Tarsila do Amaral and Oswald de Andrade, and the crossing of sources associates and articulates the documents, circumscribing the webs of relationships that result from this method of confrontation. The analysis of apparel in the context of Brazilian Modernism reveals that appearance, attire and fashion were fundamental pieces in the game of social representations, and in the artistic and literary path of both Tarsila and Oswald. Furthermore, the relationship between the Tarsiwald couple and French haute couture, especially the maison Paul Poiret, indicates the transitions between tradition and modernity, and the negotiations, with agents of the artistic avant-garde, on the conservative taste of the Brazilian elites.

KEYWORDS: Tarsila do Amaral; Oswald de Andrade; Paul Poiret; Modernism and fashion; Appearance; Haute couture