Valerie Steele on cultural influences in fashion design

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Valerie Steele on cultural influences in fashion design

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From the Ottoman Empire to modern-day fashion houses, Valerie Steele discusses the history of fashion.
Fashion historian and curator Valerie Steele gives profound insight into the global exploration of fashion, culture and identity. She believes that fashion is rich in history; it is not a Western phenomenon. She discusses the empire of fashion and reveals how multiple styles around the world have replaced the dictatorship of a single fashion house.
Fashion is like a giant hoover that sucks up all kinds of interesting looks from all over the world ... mixes them together, and is frequently accused therefore of stealing ideas and ripping out all of the authenticity and then just spewing it forth as part of this great fashion machine, says Steele.
Speaking at Design Indaba Conference she gives insight into the many influences on fashion, from colonialism and power to civil rights and liberation. Steele further delves into the potential of South Africa to become the headquarters for African fashion, which many European designers have tried to interpret.

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@user-vo4ye1vf9u 7 ай бұрын

This talk reminds me of Malawi of the 1970 . There was a local "fashion industry" that was shaped by cotton manufacturing and fabric shops with its own tailors sitting out on the veranda working on treadle sewing machines . These tailors would sew and design on the fly. They - despite the governmental laws around dress - were producing clothing that creatively combined European , traditional African and East Asian influences .

@thanititthisukanant1444 4 жыл бұрын

Super informative! fashion doesn't exist in a vacuum. It links to economic, culture, art, and politics and Dr.Steele explains these so clearly. Love this talk so much 👍