American Psycho Analysis: How Clothes Make the Man | Fashion in Film
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
- In this video, I'll be covering the style of Patrick Bateman from the film American Psycho. Distinctly this film embodies the stylish sensibilities of the 80s, the decade of decadence, in regards to cultural aspects, overall visuals, and fashion. Many prestigious and well-established high fashion brands appear in the novel, which have made their way to the screen visually as well as into moments of the script. This analysis will break down and explain the high fashion in the film in relation to psychoanalytic theories to explore Bateman's mental state that is depicted within the costume design. I will focus on the background of the most notable fashion brands that appear, the cultural context of yuppie imagery, and his style influences.
Through this, we can interpret the reasoning of the diligently styled looks that consist of conjured up fragments in terms of outward beauty that is executed through sophisticated imagery while the detailed art direction captures the inner degradation of him as a man. This all together explains the visual narrative of the story by which Bateman carefully curates and constructs within his skewed world views between his life as an executive specialist in mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street to the alternate second life where he indulges in his violent and hedonistic fantasies.
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CONTENT:
INTRODUCTION - 0:00
STYLE SIGNIFICANCE - 0:44
NOVEL TO SCREEN- 1:42
FASHION OF THE ERA- 2:40
VISUAL IDENTITY FORMATION- 4:00
HIGH FASHION FEATURES- 4:26
IMAGERY INFLUENCES- 5:58
INTERNAL VS EXTERNAL STATE- 7:00
INTERNAL SURFACING- 7:41
REFLECTION SYMBOLISM- 8:48
LABELING THEORY- 11:37
PRODUCT OF CULTURE- 13:05
TANGIBLY CAPTURED- 14:28
CONCLUSION- 15:32
Music:
Danya Vodovoz - Playing the Game
SOURCES:
Ralph Lauren Mission and Vision Statements- mission-statement.com/ralph-l....
Patrick Bateman nailed 1980s businessman style- www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion...
Psycho’ Fashions- nypost.com/2000/04/10/psycho-...
Social Identity Theory- www.simplypsychology.org/soci...
American Psycho Review- offscreen.com/view/psycho1
How Giorgio Armani Redefined Menswear- therake.com/stories/style/how...
Fashion Psychology: What Your Choice in Clothes Say About You- www.scienceofpeople.com/fashi...
Lacan’s Concept of the Object-Cause of Desire (objet petit a)- / lacans-concept-of-the-...
Collective Identity- link.springer.com/referencewo....
Labeling Theory- www.theworldcounts.com/happin...
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I admire his level of self care.
I admire his hobbies
Good observation
Of course, He is a Sigma Male afterall
I admire ur mom
@@Abby-is2iw she's a lovely lady 😉
i have an unhealthy love for the running themes & everything this movie presents. one of my favorites.
My brain: Can a voice sound like money?🤔
This video: Yes. Yes it can.
bruh lol
Too much accurate.
Did you mean honey?
1 minute into the video and its already getting on my nerves
Its just vocal fry, its so irritating to listen to
Adored the book, obsessed over the movie, and now I’m ready to love this video!
Same!
Facts I am so excited I found this
Okay, as someone who's trying to create his own style, I've never come across someone making videos like these for men. I honestly couldn't thank you enough for including men in these videos. Especially showing chic style for men. Men's fashion has been the exact same for way too long. And I always wanted to know how to dress differently while still wearing basics. THANK YOUU!
Yeah this channel was a surprise
Clever & Chic is the only fashion commentary that also covers men's fashion ♥️
gentleman's gazette
I really appreciate you providing your sources! I’m in grad school for psych so I am loving your content🕊🕊🕊
Of course! That’s amazing, I wish you luck in your studies. Thank you so much 🖤
@@CleverAndChic thank you! Could you do another preppy style video? And a Sloane Ranger video? I loved your first prep video and miss it! And British prep is so good. I know your psych take on both of those who’d be gold!
If a voice could sound like rich perfume. Nicely narrated
I just love these eloquently worded video essays that just allows us to fully understand these movies and the wardrobe the characters wear
Amazingly well-thought out video! Commenting for the algorithm
Please do Villanelle from Killing Eve!
Yes!!!
omg yes
voice is so calm. LOVE this film and I really enjoyed the analysis and your references to the literary origins of Bateman
Again such a beautifully curated and in-depth analysis. Amazing work!
Patrick was never seen eating anything except a Pill.
I really like the editing and style of the video, its fast paced and artistic at the same time. While not catching to much attention with the video clips and texts it's pleasant to listen to and watch.
Sometimes we do have to change our style and fake ourselves in order to fit in. It's business world, need certain identity to be taken serious by prospect, colleague and employee.
YOURE A GENIUS FOR THIS!!! this analysis is so fascinating I’m literally stunned and amazed
Every video you create is a masterpiece
Could you do about the tv show Sucession? Surprisenly, even through its a show, the stylist went off and helped on the narrative.
The daughter gets the most fashionable, going through a transformation from a unplanned look with tangled hair trying to prove she doesnt need legacy and is a background worker of politicians to the Old Money daughter heir with brands and short hair and even confidence of her bodytype. The palette changes too
The chosen favourite son, its the opposite. He isnt vain but has the look polish. Then season 2 he simply reuses the same clothes, unkept hair and beard. He goes from lighter and elegant tones to gray and chosen randomly looks.
The other two sons are pretty distant and without personality, even in their clothing and colours like they are figurants. The youngest uses brands and suits all the time but it doesnt have power in the look or himself. The oldest halfbrother dresses unfitting in all episodes
Oh yes! And how Tom tries so hard to use fashion to fit in but just can’t get it right (‘What’s that jacket stuffed with? Your hopes and dreams?’) and Gerri’s power suits and dainty rings…
I love this ! Your analysis is spot on
Going into this, i did not expect a psycho-analytic breakdown of the figure of Bateman, even invoking the concepts of Lacan. Hats off to you!
Once again you have interpreted it perfectly
This channel is underrated !
WOW your voice is unique .
sorta valley girl esk
That fake intonation is grating, empty, and unfortunately not unique at all.
This is my natural voice, I have a severely deviated septum. New videos have different narration
@@CleverAndChic your voice is great, can’t even hear your septum. Your intonation, on the other hand, with exaggerated falling inflection is a conscious derivative dialect choice.
Honestly I’ve just always spoken this way, even as a child. I’ve tried speech therapy when I was younger but it just is what it is at this point in my life, if you don’t like it I completely understand and don’t expect it
This was a fantastic analysis, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Absolutely BRILLIANT! I LOVE your content!
Sooo good! I haven't watched for a while but now I am back. Thank you :) your voice is beautiful!!
Well now I want my audiobook of this story re-recorded with your voice 😍😂
Incroyablement bien réalisé ! Esthétique et texte superbe !
By the way I love this channel so much 🥺😭💜💜💜
fascinating video THE CHIC LEAGUE | Clever&Chic Academia. I shattered that thumbs up on your video. Keep on up the very good work.
you're literally an icon amazing videos
Another beautiful video
If each “Yuppy” is a reflection of themselves - then why is it that “the clothing wears Patrick” yet the others are merely expressing their taste ?
Awesome video 💕💕
Loved it !!
You should do a video on Cary Grants immaculate suit and fashion sense from North by Northwest.
Great, great great video!
Another fantastic analysis! After learning what I do from this, it gives me more of an appreciation for the movie. Also, I miss your voice. Will you be returning for newer ones, despite the critics?
The music is intrusive and unnecessary. Sorry, jmo. But it detracts from your wonderful narration.
Will you be analyzing the gossip girl reboot?
everyone saying how much they like her voice but for me it annoys me
girl u got a fancy ass voice
I really enjoyed your video. It was quite aesthetic and detailed. I am still not a very good English speaker, so is it that Patrick is not being himself and just tries to be someone else which is displayed through fashion and that is something that drives him crazy?
No I'm pretty sure he is a killer hiding his true identity as a crazy person
It depends on how you see him, but I'd say yes.. that is a good way to understand Patrick. He describes himself essentially as not human, but he puts on a "mask" to fit in
heey can you do gilmore girls?
I love your videos especially the one with Spencer from pretty little liars and Jisoos x Dior video. I’ve watched American psycho before and never realized how fashion influenced the movie was! Armani is one of absolute favorite brands and I love how heavily it influenced the movie. As a man transitioning to his professional part of his life it’s refreshing watching a men’s fashion analysis video. I would absolutely love it if you could do Daniel Craig’s James Bond movies!
I was about the write, but then I saw this come up. Noooo. I love a good fashion analysis.
Impressive .. very nice ..let's see paul allen's fashion analysis
tysm, I came from Twitter ✨
Well written
That's the irony of it. Bateman spends a lot for his clothes, skin care, even his business card. But he never really stands out. He is always mistaken for someone else. It says a lot about capitalism. We live in such a hedonistic society that asks you to buy stuff you do not really need and in the process you lose your individuality/
It was me, Patrick; I was the American Psycho all along
omg that voice so captivating
Psycho and fashion
Yes
After reading Bret’s last book “White”, I’ve discovered that Patrick Bateman character was heavily influenced by Julian Kaye! he’s the REAL Paul Allen……
If you’ve liked American Psycho universe and aesthetic, I highly recommend watching American Gigolo ✨
I liked you voice and not at the same time though great video analysis 💯
So good to see that so many women like this film. I thought women would dislike it
would you say it's weird to think about certain people you would choose to invite for the raincoat scene while chopping wood?
This narrator's vocal fry is like a cheese grater to my ears
Great video. I will say you sound like you’re high in this. 😂
Ty we love the men videos
Bateman didn't have the actual rolex in the film. It was seiko 5 snjx90 since rolex didn't want to be associated with psychopaths
Lol they take them that seriously it’s just a movie smh
Is that Gavin belson
Patrick king 🤴🏼
I need her voice for Siri
Its really necessary talk with that porno tone? Sounds very corny...
Nicee
Based
Based on what
That’s fashion in 90s , today , not so much
What's up with the voice? Constipated, thirsty, ill or all of the aforementioned?
It’s hilarious how working class people are so easily impressed by a few nice suits & a career
True. Impressed by riches and desiring to purchase that which makes them appear rich. Whilst the true wealthy avoid much of the tacky material props and rather continue to funnel capital into appreciating assets to preserve/growth wealth.
I'm working-class, I admire class and quality in my day-to-day life but not stupid enough to make it my life.
@@ReeseJamPiece. you lost me at “I’m working class” sunshine
Am I the only one who doesn't have problem with her voice?
what kin of naration is this?
This girls sounds like she's doing an ASMR but loud
God.. your voice
😎👔
Impressive, very nice... let's see Paul Allen's Analysis.
The movie should be renamed to: „American Sigma Male“
I think that unfortunately Patrick is never trying to be something but he is constantly nothing
Style and life is like a pyramid in my opinion and the background often help to establish what is a men
Patrick is weirdly not narcissist in fact he reflect everybody in the same time
I personally dress in suit I actually do wearing leather shiny gloves and all those things but only to be different of other because in my opinion I deserve it and I know that only me make myself happy by treating myself good and why I’m saying this it pop culture now using Patrick image as sigma like the perfect men that his only viewing himself when he is not actually not at all that he is strong and he is the natural predator to other human but he is just weakness because in the end he get defeated by himself every day
But Patrick is kinda lost in his head he don’t know who he really his he don’t know why he doing things geez I’m not even sure he have the competence to work where he work I think that having his background would be complementary for the movie because we just learn nothing about him he is nothing and he add nothing even his action have possibly never happen
He exist without existing that is a ultra complex way to mean nothing the total void
I say that Patrick Bateman have never existed and in fact the movie is made in a way so the viewers become the psycho in the end nothing happened or did it ?
Plus if you observe carefully he take a lot of drugs and he alway surrounded by people who do maybe that is why he wearing sunglasses inside to cover his eyes
His clothes didn't make Patrick. His clothes, accessories, hair, style were borderline an uniform... You couldn't tell him from his coworkers hence his desire to "fit in"... The only one who stood out was Lewis.
do you do voice work? like can i pay you to just talk to me all day long, my god
Great work but i promise you dont need to try to sound “sultry” to get views. Please use your normal voice/intonation. It’ll make the content of your video standout more rather than how you’re delivering it
You have a future in narrating audio books.
Can you do Fashion in the Bollywood Glamarous Commercial Hit STUDENT OF THE YEAR on shanaya played by alia bhatt. ❓️❓️❓️❓️❓️❓️❓️❓️❓️plzzz
Is this voice legit???!!
Listening to this narrator might turn me into patrick bateman. Sounds stoned as fuck and the vocal fry is like nails on a chalkboard
couldn't you have spoken just normally. Got intrested and this voice literally ruins the video. edit: okay your voice is alright you do you, But the music in this video is obnoxious, never use it again please.
the irony is that the person making this video is just like bateman. that gross forced voice and the obsession with fashion. not to mention the likely parallels with skincare
Later videos no longer have my voice. I naturally speak like this and if I could stop I would.
@@CleverAndChic holy crud just listened to some of newer vids. the voices are worse and more artificial. At least you seem like a human trying to be another human. latest vids sound like robots trying to be human.
have you gone to speech therapy or anything? it's obviously a point of contention if you've decided to stop narrating. wow this comment feels so meta and ironic. Become more like bateman and force your voice to fit in Pls!
They are, they are automated voices. Yes I’ve gone to speech therapy when I was a child. I don’t breathe very well and I’m more of a quiet person which I don’t believe is “ironic” or “meta.” I could simply “fit in” I would, but can’t do it is what it is.
@@CleverAndChic michelle i think i'm going to lose my job I need to speak to hr soon because i've been falsely given a point against my attendance
@@CleverAndChic you have one of the most beautiful voices, it sounds so luxurious and rich and it goes really well with your videos! I’m sorry you have to get so many hate comments..