Africa Fashion
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Africa Fashion
By (Author) Christine Checinska
V & A Publishing
V & A Publications
5th July 2022
9th June 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of art
746.92096
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 230mm, Height 290mm
Description
From Amanda Gorman in kente cloth on the cover of American Vogue, to Michelle Obama's outings in Duro Olowu, the fashion of Africa exerts a worldwide pull. Africa Fashion explores how a radical post-independence creativity sparked a cultural renaissance across the continent, when designers such as Shade Thomas-Fahm, Chris Seydou, Kofi Ansah and Nina Gessous drew on past traditions and reinvented them. Now, a new generation, such as Nigerian fashion designer Lisa Folawiyo, Ghanaian woven bag maker AAKS, and Kenyan jeweller Ami Doshi Shah, show that the African fashion scene is as diverse and dynamic as the continent itself.
Reviews
'arresting on the shelf and packed with insight', The hottest coffee table books to buy right now, Joe Bromley, Evening Standard, July 2022 -- 'With Africa Fashion...it is minds that will be captivated.' Tara Donaldson, WWD, 23rd July 2022 -- Selected for the New York Times 2022 Holiday Gift Guide, Coffee Table Books, by Lauren Christensen, Senior Staff Editor, Book Review.
Author Bio
Christine Checinska is Senior Curator Africa and Diaspora: Textiles and Fashion at the V&A.
