Construction of the image of the elderly in the media: representativeness or stimulus to consumption?
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https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v20n32018p385-397Keywords:
Old age, Fashion, ElderlyAbstract
In this article we analyze the use and construction of the image of the old body in fashion advertising in a context of ambiguous motivations: representation and the stimulus to consumption. For this, the work presents a theoretical reflection associated with discussions of empirical examples from images of fashion shows of two national brands. Results reveal a diversification of images of old age in the studied context: the subversive, the rejuvenated, and the conventional. However, although such a practice may contribute to contesting the normativity of beauty standards, based on youth, it aims, first and foremost, to shed light on the potential old consumer and its different faces.Downloads
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