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Can an ordinary handbag know more about the future than the morning newspapers and forecasts? In this video, we'll engage in a true archaeology of objects and examine fashion not as an entertainment industry, but as humanity's peripheral radar. Drawing on Yuri Lotman's concept of the semiosphere, we'll trace how textiles, metal, and the shape of objects are the first to respond to shifts in geopolitics. We'll journey through two pivotal eras: The carefree 1920s and the austere 1930s: how the gleaming metal mesh of Whiting & Davis and the Jazz Age instantly gave way to rigid, framed bags—harbingers of totalitarianism and the end of illusions. What did collectors seek in these shapes back then, and why have they returned to fashion now? The Postmodern Era (2010s and 2020s): the paradox of 2013, Baz Luhrmann's film "The Great Gatsby" as a prophecy of the end of the new carefree spirit and a premonition of global change on the catwalks and in the vintage scene. What is Dolce & Gabbana's excessive embellishment silent about? Why does fashion cyclically return us to silhouettes on the eve of great historical upheavals? And how is the aesthetics of catastrophe reflected in what we hold in our hands? Join us for an analysis of cultural codes and the semiotics of fashion. Timecodes #fashionculturalstudies #vintage #fashionhistory #vintagebag 00:00 — Intro. When fashion predicts history. The bag as a sign of the era. 01:36 — Yuri Lotman's concept of the semiosphere. Introduction to the semiotics of things. 02:00 — Fashion as a Peripheral Radar. Why Do Objects Know About Disaster Before the News? 02:42 — Contrast of Eras: The Carefree Twenties. Jazz, Dance, and Whiting & Davis's Metal Mesh. 03:34 — The End of Illusions. Economic Collapse and a Premonition of Totalitarianism in Europe. 04:34 — The Anatomy of Change: How Bags Changed in the 1930s. 08:26 — Postmodern Fashion: How Bags of the 2010s and 2020s Foreshadowed War. 09:48 — The Paradox of 2013. Baz Luhrmann's Film as a Prophecy of the End of the New Carefree Life. 11:13 — The Author's Memories: The Atmosphere of "Gatsby Hysteria" and a Premonition of the End. 12:26 — A Way Station: Dolce & Gabbana and the Fashion for Decorative Embroidered Bags. 12:58 — A Premonition of Change: How Catwalks and Collectors Simultaneously Opted for a Strict Form. 14:33 — In Conclusion: The Semiotics of Bags and Fashion as a Mirror of Greater Historical Cycles.