African Fashion, Global Style: Histories, Innovations, and Ideas You Can Wear (African Expressive Cultures)

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. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Introduction: Fashion Matters......Page 14 1 Indigenous Fashion: Embroidery and Innovation in Mali......Page 40 2 Nubia in Paris: African Style in French Fashion......Page 82 3 Reinventing Local Forms: African Fashion, Indigenous Style......Page 118 4 Conceptual Fashion: Evocations of Africa......Page 168 5 Fashion Design in South Africa: Histories and Industries......Page 202 Conclusion: What Fashion Shows......Page 244 Notes......Page 264 Bibliography......Page 300 B......Page 318 D......Page 319 E......Page 320 H......Page 321 M......Page 322 N......Page 323 S......Page 324 V......Page 325 Z......Page 326 Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction: Fashion Matters 14 1 Indigenous Fashion: Embroidery and Innovation in Mali 40 2 Nubia in Paris: African Style in French Fashion 82 3 Reinventing Local Forms: African Fashion, Indigenous Style 118 4 Conceptual Fashion: Evocations of Africa 168 5 Fashion Design in South Africa: Histories and Industries 202 Conclusion: What Fashion Shows 244 Notes 264 Bibliography 300 Index 318 A 318 B 318 C 319 D 319 E 320 F 321 G 321 H 321 I 322 J 322 K 322 L 322 M 322 N 323 O 324 P 324 R 324 S 324 T 325 U 325 V 325 W 326 X 326 Y 326 Z 326 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. Victoria L. Rovine. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 289-305) And Index. "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."--Book flap