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

By:

Rovine, Victoria L [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780253014139

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

TT504 .A375 2014

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Subject: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	TT504.6 .35 R68 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn893732351

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Fashion Matters; 1 Indigenous Fashion: Embroidery and Innovation in Mali; 2 Nubia in Paris: African Style in French Fashion; 3 Reinventing Local Forms: African Fashion, Indigenous Style; 4 Conceptual Fashion: Evocations of Africa; 5 Fashion Design in South Africa: Histories and Industries; Conclusion: What Fashion Shows; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

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.

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