TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rovine,Victoria
TI  - African fashion, global style: histories, innovations, and ideas you can wear 
T2  - African Expressive Cultures
SN  - 9780253014139
AV  - TT504.6 .A35 R68 2015 
U1  - 746.92096 
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Bloomington
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Fashion
KW  - Africa
KW  - Clothing and dress
KW  - African influences
KW  - DESIGN
KW  - Textile & Costume
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - ART
KW  - African
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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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