Decolonizing Sustainable Fashion
The necessity to create a more sustainable fashion industry has become increasingly eminent in the past decade or so.
Jul
2021
19
Jul
2021
5
Fashion in Colonial Contexts
The expansion of fashion is often understood as the result of the violent colonial enterprises of European countries around the globe. However, fashion in colonial contexts extended beyond the simple adoption — or imposition — of the styles of dress preferred by European elites.
Jun
2021
30
Ch’uspa
A ch’uspa (in Quechua) or huallqepo (in Aymara) is a bag used in the Andes to carry dried coca leaves since at least the beginning of the first millennium CE.
Jun
2021
21
Moda latinoamericana
Esta lista de lectura reúne algunos ejemplos del trabajo de estudios de moda que se ha gestado desde latinoamérica, creado originalmente en español y portugués. // This reading list features the work of Latin American fashion scholars in both Spanish and Portuguese, from the study of Black fashion as cultural heritage in Brazil, to an examination of the relationship between fashion and modernity in the Americas.
Jun
2021
7
The Politics of Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery participates in processes that define collective ideals about beauty, gender, and racial identity.
May
2021
24
Textiles from Around the World
Textiles are an essential part of fashion, even though they are often studied separately from dress styles themselves.
May
2021
10
Fashion & Politics
Fashion is inherently political. Throughout history, it has functioned as an expression of nationalism, activism, religion, and ideologies.
Apr
2021
26
Decolonizing Fashion
The fashion industry was — and still is — built on a colonial model of extraction and exploitation, often at the expense of the environment and human rights.
Apr
2021
21
Sarape
The sarape (or zarape) is an overgarment worn traditionally by men in rural areas throughout Mexico.
Apr
2021
12
Latin American Fashion Exhibitions
Both fashion exhibitions and Latin American fashion have received increasing attention around the globe in recent decades.
