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Dress and fashion practices in Africa and the diaspora are dynamic and diverse, whether on the street or on the fashion runway. Focusing on the dressed body as a performance site, 'African Dress' explores how ideas and practices of dress contest or legitimise existing power structures through expressions of individual identity and the cultural and political order

"Since the mid-20th century fashion has undergone phenomenal change at a rapid pace in the context of unprecedented social, political and cultural upheaval. This fully updated and expanded second edition of Costume Since 1945 brings this period to life through accessible, lively text and over 100 illustrations. From the austerity of the utility years to punk and protest to 21st century fast fashion and vintage style, the volume captures changes the mood and style of each era across street fashion, sportswear, formal wear from suits to couture gowns, underwear and nightclothes. Based on a wide range of sources, the author's illustrations offer engaging insights on fashion history as well as design inspiration. Written for students and scholars of costume design and fashion history, practitioners and anyone interested in historical dress, this book provides a unique perspective on fashion from a renowned international costume designer"--

Review of: Carnival to Catwalk: Global Reflections on Fancy Dress Costume, Benjamin Linley Wild (2020)
London and New York: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 206 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-35001-499-2, h/bk, £67.50
ISBN 978-1-35002-469-4, p/bk, £21.59
ISBN 978-1-35001-500-5, eBook, £17.27

El artículo se propone reflexionar acerca de los retos pedagógicos experimentadospor la autora en su primer semestre como docente de diseño de modas en Parsons, y relataespecíficamente su experiencia tanto en el dictado del seminario Supermodelo: belleza,moda y performance como en la elaboración de una nueva teoría de la moda. El escrito sepropone ofrecer una visión general de los estudios de moda como un campo académicoemergente y delinear las reflexiones que otros investigadores han publicado hasta elmomento. Si bien lo anterior sirve como sustento del trabajo, el enfoque principal apuntaa la propia experiencia de la autora quien se plantea las siguientes problemáticas: ¿Cuálesson los desafíos que enfrentan los alumnos en el trabajo dentro de una disciplina y deuna manera que es tan diferente de su propia práctica? ¿Cuál es la manera más eficaz deintroducir a los estudiantes a la teoría de la moda y la crítica? ¿Qué temas atraen más a losestudiantes? Y por último, ¿cómo las clases pueden incentivar a los alumnos a reflexionarsobre su propia práctica como diseñadores? El propósito de este artículo es fomentarun diálogo entre los estudios académicos de moda, así como con otros académicos y deinvestigación que trabajan en campos interdisciplinarios.

For many westerners, the veil is the ultimate sign of women's oppression. But Elizabeth Bucar's take on Muslim women's clothing is a far cry from this attitude. She invites readers to join her in three Muslim-majority nations as she surveys pious fashion from head to toe and shows how Muslim women approach the question "What to wear?" with style.--

Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. Rather, it is a continually evolving and increasingly global social and cultural arena: of fashion, performance, art, sport, gender, and more. Ballroom explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress, and the body. Presenting the author's experiences at an international range of dance events from Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers, the book shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural, and performance studies, Ballroom provides an ethnographic