Fashion, Consumption and Celebrity Culture

Pamela Church Gibson lectures at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK. She has published extensively on film, fashion, and heritage. She is the Founding and Principal Editor of the refereed journal Film, Fashion & Consumption and the Principal Editor of the series, Films and Fashions. Her essays can be found in various peer-reviewed journals and anthologies across the past twenty-five years, and she has published 9 books including The Oxford Guide to Film Studies (1998) with John Hill, Fashion Cultures (2001) and Fashion Cultures Revisited (2013) with Stella Bruzzi and Fashionable Masculinities (2022) with Vicki Karaminas and Adam Geczy.Alexandre Zamboni is a freelance fashion scholar and author, as well as a heritage consultant for fashion and luxury brands in Italy and abroad. He holds a BA in Fashion Design from IUAV University of Venice and an MA in Fashion Studies from Stockholm University. His recent academic work includes a co-authored essay in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie: Popular Culture, Cinema, and Gender (Bloomsbury, 2026), edited by Hilary Radner and Rebecca Stringer.

• AcknowledgementsINTRODUCTIONFashion and Celebrity Culture 2012 to 2025: Changes and Observations Pamela Church GibsonThe ‘Transformed Landscape’ Alexandre Zamboni and Pamela Church Gibson1. Celebrity And Fashion, Past and Present: Leading Ladies, Famous Families and Sporting Heroes Pamela Church GibsonIntroductionCase Studies- Diana, Kate, Meghan and the ‘Celebrification’ of the Royal Family - Kate – Everygirl Ascendant- Meghan – Designer Staples and Laidback Looks- Across the Atlantic - White House Women & Public Spaces- Sporting Heroes - and Heroines? 2. Art, Fashion & Celebrity: Surrender and Submission Pamela Church GibsonIntroductionCase Studies - Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman and Andy Warhol - Everything for Sale- Fashionable Patronage and Art Rivalries: Miuccia Prada and the ‘Robber Barons’- Burberry and British Patronage: More Questions of Sponsorship- Inside the Museums – Art, Fashion and the Profit Motive- Marina Abramovic: Performance Art, Publicity and Fashion3. Film and Fashion: Past, Present and FuturePamela Church GibsonCase Studies- Fake ‘Feminism’ and Strident Pink Spectacle: Fashion, Celebrity Culture, and the Marketing of Greta ‘Gerwig’s BarbiePamela Church Gibson and Alexandre Zamboni- James Bond, Septuagenarian, ‘Celeactor’ and Icon of StylePamela Church Gibson- Other World Cinemas, Hindi Celebrities and Questions of Recognition Pamela Church Gibson4. Television, Fashion and Celebrity– Cautious Coverage and Unexpected SuccessesIntroduction Pamela Church GibsonCase Studies- Different Images, Alternative Heroines Alexandre Zamboni- Power and Privilege – A Footnote Pamela Church Gibson5. Celebrity, Fashion and the Music WorldIntroductionPamela Church GibsonCase studiesAlexandre Zamboni- Summoning Up Marilyn’s Ghost – Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter - Rihanna - Empresses of Glamour - Black Musicians – Fashion and Music Moguls - “Black-Pink in your area”: K-POP Conquers Paris Fashion 6. The Triumph of Attributed Celebrities IntroductionPamela Church Gibson Case Studies- Kim Kardashian: Striving to Stay in the SpotlightPamela Church Gibson - Kendall & Kylie Jenner – Two Sisters, Two IdealsAlexandre Zamboni7. The New (Social) Media Landscape Alexandre ZamboniIntroductionCase studies- Chiara Ferragni, Rise and Fall of a Fashion Influencer- Emma Chamberlain, the Unfiltered Appeal of the YouTuber Next Door- Charlie and Dixie D’Amelio, Fame and Fashion in the Age of TikTok- POSTSCRIPT – Failure and Unexpected Success, Fame and Fashion after TikTok8. Models – From Anonymity to UbiquityPamela Church Gibson and Alexandre ZamboniIntroduction Case studies- From Anonymity to Front Pages - The Insta-girls Take Over - A Slow Path Towards Inclusivity 9. Designers, Labels and Luxury Conglomerates Alexandre ZamboniIntroductionCase Studies- Celebrity Designers VS Anti-Celebrity Designers CODA: Magazine Journalism and Celebrity- A tale of Two Fashion ShootsPamela Church Gibson- Vogue: The Glossy Magazine in the Digital Era? Sabrina Ciofi with Alexandre Zamboni Conclusion Pamela Church Gibson and Alexandre Zamboni- Future Developments: Fallen Gods, AI and Ghosts from the PastBibliographyIndex