«Description
From Elizabeth Keckly's designs as a freewoman
for Abraham Lincoln's wife to flamboyant clothing showcased by Patrick Kelly in
Paris, Black designers have made major contributions to American fashion.
However, many of their achievements have gone unrecognized. This book, inspired
by the award-winning exhibition at the Museum at FIT, uncovers hidden histories
of Black designers at a time when conversations about representation and
racialized experiences in the fashion industry have reached all-time highs.
In chapters from leading and up-and-coming authors and curators, Black
Designers in American Fashion uses previously unexplored sources to
show how Black designers helped build America's global fashion reputation. From
enslaved 18th-century dressmakers to 20th-century “star” designers, via
independent modistes and Seventh Avenue workers, the book traces the changing
experiences of Black designers under conditions such as slavery, segregation,
and the Civil Rights Movement. Black Designers in American Fashion shows
that within these contexts Black designers maintained multifaceted practices
which continue to influence American and global style today.
Interweaving fashion design and American cultural history, this book fills
critical gaps in the history of fashion and offers insights and context to
students of fashion, design, and American and African American history and
culture». Saiba mais.
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