Presentation F. d'Errico & S. Rigaud at the Fashion, Meaning and Language Symposium 20-21/11/25

Fashion is a complex visual and material language that creates, transmits, and negotiates meaning across different social contexts. Beyond mere utility or aesthetics, clothing acts as a powerful means of communication—speaking without words, encoding cultural values, social positions, personal identities, and collective aspirations.

This symposium, co-organized by the University of San Diego and Institut Français de la Mode, aims to explore the communicative dimensions of fashion, questioning how clothing acts as a nonverbal language or signalling system.

Francesco d’Errico and Solange Rigaud gave a presentation entitled — From Pigment to Personhood: The Culturalisation of the Body and the Origins of Fashion  (30th min) :