African Fashion, Global Style

Histories, Innovations, and Ideas You Can Wear

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, African, General Art
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Author: Victoria L. Rovine ISBN: 9780253014139
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: January 12, 2015
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: Victoria L. Rovine
ISBN: 9780253014139
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: January 12, 2015
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

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, and demonstrates that dress styles associated with indigenous cultures may have all the hallmarks of high fashion. Taking readers into the complexities of influence and inspiration manifested through fashion, this book highlights the visually appealing, widely accessible, and highly adaptable styles of African dress that flourish on the global fashion market.

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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, and demonstrates that dress styles associated with indigenous cultures may have all the hallmarks of high fashion. Taking readers into the complexities of influence and inspiration manifested through fashion, this book highlights the visually appealing, widely accessible, and highly adaptable styles of African dress that flourish on the global fashion market.

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