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The Global Circulation of African Fashion (Paperback)
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The Global Circulation of African Fashion (Paperback)
Series: Dress, Body, Culture
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Discovery Miles 3 520
You Save R44 (11%)
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Transnational movements of people, cultural objects, images and
identities have played a vital role in creating an informal global
network for African fashion - from clothing designers and tailors
to dyers and jewellery makers. This book traces the changing
meanings, aesthetics and histories of the thriving informal African
fashion network through its multicultural cross-roads of Los
Angeles, Kenya and Senegal.
In African communities, designers compete with each other to
survive and often travel long distances in search of new markets.
Such competition and bridging of cultures fuels creativity and
innovation. From adapting western fashion magazines to combining
'ethnic' designs with dramatic new colours and techniques, artisans
weave a variety of borrowed influences into their traditional
practices. Rabine explores the interrelationship and tensions that
exist between these popular and mass cultures, including the ways
that global circulation threatens to destroy artisanal skills. With
its unique insights into the operation and ethics of these global
networks, this book offers a timely contribution to contemporary
studies of fashion, transnationalism and globalization.
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