Contemporary African Fashion (African Expressive Cultures)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253222567 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The visual impact of fashion created and worn today in Africa comes to life here, beautifully and brilliantly.. Contemporary African Fashion puts Africa at the intersection of world cultures and globalized identities, displaying the powerful creative force and impact of newly emerging styles. African fashion is as diverse and dynamic as the continent and the people who live there. While experts have long recognized the importance of clothing as a marker of ethnic identity, life stages, political affiliation, and social class, they have only just begun to discover African fashion. Richly illustrated with color photographs, this book showcases haute couture for the African continent
Five Stars Fine examples of African clothing - excellent pictures.
Seligman) of Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World.. She is editor (with Thomas K. Suzanne Gott is Assistant Professor of Art History in the Department of Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Her work focuses on fashion from the Ashanti region in Ghana.Kristyne Loughran is an independent scholar who specializes in African jewelry and fashion
"Well written, highly readable, and very accessible covers a whole range of topics relating to various historical, economic, social, and artistic dimensions that constitute contemporary African fashion." Mary Jo Arnoldi, Smithsonian Institution"This is a richly documented, well-argued, thought-provoking and beautifully illustrated study of contemporary African fashion." de Arte"Contemporary African Fashion is beautifully designed and graced with compelling photos. While the composite picture that emerges is informative, it is the richness of the specific stories th