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Africa the fashion continent Emmanuelle Courrèges ; translation from the French, Kate Robinson

Catalog Data

Author:
Courrèges, Emmanuelle  Search this
Translator:
Robinson, Kate  Search this
Physical description:
234 pages color illustrations 31 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa
Date:
2021
Notes:
Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment /
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Designers -- Style -- Photo -- Appendixes
Summary:
From the runway in Lagos and music festivals in Casablanca or Nairobi, to the "image makers" of Marrakech and the influencers of Dakar or Accra, a new gener­ation of African fashion designers, photographers, bloggers, and hair and makeup artists are redefining the aesthetic contours of the continent. Audacious, humorous, disruptive, and innovative are the bywords of these young creatives who, while drawing upon and reval­orizing their heritage, offer an ultra-contemporary perspective on fashion today. A creative revolution is spreading in an extension of continental revindication through cultural reappropriation and the invention of a visual language
Un panorama de la création africaine au début du XXIe siècle : mode, musique, images makers, influenceurs, photographes, bloggers, hair et et make-up artistes. Ils participent tous à la redéfinition des contours esthétiques du continent en puisant dans leur héritage pour en proposer une approche hyper contemporaine
Topic:
Fashion design  Search this
CRAFTS & HOBBIES--General  Search this
Photography (Africa)  Search this
Handicrafts (Africa)  Search this
Fashion design (Africa)  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156517