African Fashion, Global Style : Histories, Innovations, and Ideas You Can Wear /

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African Fashion, Global Style provides a lively look at fashion, international networks of style, material culture, and the world of African aesthetic expression. Victoria L. Rovine introduces fashion designers whose work reflects African histories and cultures both conceptually and stylistically, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rovine, Victoria (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fashion.
Clothing and dress.
ART > African.
DESIGN > Textile & Costume.
Clothing and dress > African influences.
Clothing and dress > Africa.
Fashion > Africa.
Africa.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : fashion matters
  • Indigenous fashion : embroidery and innovation in Mali
  • Nubia in Paris : African style in French fashion
  • Reinventing local forms : African fashion, indigenous style
  • Conceptual fashion : evocations of Africa
  • Fashion design in South Africa : histories and industries
  • Conclusion : what fashion shows.

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