Jag föreställer en kvinna men jag framställer mig själv : En kvalitativ studie i hur kvinnor kommunicerar genom sina kläder

Sammanfattning: This thesis aims at examining factors that influence women’s choice of clothing. Focus lies on what women want to communicate with their clothes, how consumption is used as a means of expression, women’s attitude towards the clothing and the body image that media has created. Is there an underlying idea in a women’s choice of clothing and is she trying to express something specific? Why do women buy the clothes they do? The aim with this thesis is to identify if there is a difference between people from an urban area and those from a small town, as well what role the geographic difference plays in how fashion conscious you are or how you choose your clothes. The theoretical framework applied primarily includes Jean Baudrillard and Zygmunt Bauman's theories of consumption, Pierre Bourdieu's theory of distinction and a feminist theory of Judith Butler and Susan Bordo. A qualitative methodology has been applied in the form of extensive interviews with 18 women aged 20-30 living in Stockholm and Karlskrona. The results showed how women use clothing to express their personality in different ways depending on the social situation they’re in. Furthermore the results showed that other women are a woman’s biggest threat and men do not have a big impact on women’s choice of clothing.