Abstract This article draws on a practice-based project, in which I proposed a novel fashion research methodology, Arts-Informed Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The methodology highlights the central role of a creative practitioner within research settings and processes. The aim of the project was to develop an in-depth understanding of how a small sample of mature men has experienced fashion and ageing. Working with such an open-ended aim allowed to develop a fit-for-purpose methodology that accommodated two components: the topic of the investigation and the theoretical perspectives that the creative practitioner brought into it. A particular research mechanism, which was based on the integration of fashion theory and practice, synthesized to activities of interpretative making and writing, was implemented to suit my epistemological stance, my particular way of being in the world and conducting research as a creative practitioner. In this article, I focus on a series of three fashion artefacts I created in response to empirical data gathered via in-depth interviews and personal inventories with the five study participants. The making processes of the Mirroring, Dis-Comforting, and Peacocking suit jackets, involved de-construction of a series of second-hand garments, a scenario-based reflective performance, visiting clothing archives, and various practical experimentations. “Making,” as a means of embodied, visual enquiry became an analytical tool that afforded the advanced insights into older men’s lived experiences. Consequently, I argue that through my embodied interactions with objects and materials, as the creative practitioner, I co-constructed new experiential understandings and offered fresh perspectives of the phenomenon under study.

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以艺术为基础的解释性现象学分析：“制作”，作为对老年男性生活经历进行具体时尚探究的一种手段

摘要 本文借鉴了一个基于实践的项目，在该项目中，我提出了一种新颖的时尚研究方法，即基于艺术的解释性现象学分析。该方法强调了创意从业者在研究环境和过程中的核心作用。该项目的目的是深入了解一小部分成熟男性如何经历时尚和衰老。在这样一个开放式目标下工作，可以开发一种适合目的的方法论，该方法论包含两个组成部分：调查主题和创意从业者引入的理论观点。一种基于时尚理论与实践相结合的特殊研究机制，综合到诠释性的制作和写作活动中，实施是为了适应我的认识论立场，我在世界上的特殊方式，并作为一个创造性的实践者进行研究。在本文中，我将重点介绍我创作的一系列三件时装作品，这些作品是根据对五位研究参与者的深入访谈和个人清单收集的经验数据做出的。Mirroring、Dis-Comforting、Peacocking西装外套的制作过程，包括对一系列二手服装的解构、基于场景的反光表演、参观服装档案以及各种实践实验。“制作”作为一种具体化的视觉探究手段，成为一种分析工具，提供了对老年男性生活经历的深入洞察。因此，我认为，通过我与物体和材料的具身互动，作为创意实践者，