Christopher L. Richards

Cosmopolitanism and Women's Fashion in Ghana (eBook, PDF)

History, Artistry and Nationalist Inspirations

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, this book delves into the rich world of Ghanaian fashion, demonstrating how, over time, local dress styles and materials have been fused with global trends to create innovative, high fashion garments that reflect a distinctly Ghanaian cosmopolitanism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000478525
• Artikelnr.: 62782473

Autorenporträt

Christopher Richards is an assistant professor in the Art Department at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of figures
1 Introduction: the many modes of (African) fashion
2 Accra's pre- and Independence- era fashion cultures
3 The forerunners of Ghana's fashion designers: Letitia Obeng and Laura
Quartey
4 "Paris- Trained, Osu- Domiciled": Juliana "Chez Julie" Kweifi o-Okai,
Ghana's first fashion designer
5 "I don't do nice; it has to be interesting": the designs of Beatrice
"Bee" Arthur
6 "The Spirit of the African Woman": Aisha Ayensu and her brand, Christie
Brown
7 The future of Ghanaian, and African, fashion
Index