Africa: The Fashion Continent by Emmanuelle Courreges (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Africa: The Fashion Continent by Emmanuelle Courreges From the runway in Lagos and the Afropunk festival in Johannesburg, to the "image makers" of Marrakech and the influencers of Dakar or Accra, a new generation of African fashion designers, photographers, bloggers, and artists are redefining the aesthetic contours of the continent.Audacious, humorous, disruptive, and innovative are the bywords of these young creatives who, while drawing upon and revalorizing their heritage, offer an ultra-contemporary new perspective. The revolutionary designers-from Senegal to Nigeria to South Africa-are reinventing their textile and historical traditions: bazin fabrics blend with plastics, stretch gives body to woven cloth, mesh beading inspires knitwear designs, and the traditional adire print-championed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Michelle Obama-embellishes silk dresses and pencil skirts. Body-artists transform their face or hair into an ambulant social manifesto, and photographers-using clothing and accessories-shed new light onto questions of identity, gender, and color.This volume celebrates a creative, effervescent generation, which-by breaking the rules and rewriting the narrative of the African continent-is inventing a new and resolutely African chapter in the history of fashion that is now resonating across the globe. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Emmanuelle Courrèges has contributed to magazines including Elle, Marie-Claire, lExpress Styles, and Vogue Italia. She was born and raised in western Africa (Cameroon, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast), where she lived for twenty years. She founded LAGO54, a platform that supports and promotes contemporary African fashion designers in France. Review "Her thoughtful, beautiful new book, Africa: The Fashion Continent (Flammarion), invites readers to explore the complex landscape of contemporary African fashion—each chapter spotlights boundary-pushing designers and artisans, savvy boutique owners, photographers, stylists, and young creatives who are each coming up with their own versions of what "African fashion" means, and spearheading a movement that Courrèges compares to the Swinging 60s in London. . . The book is a timely project, given the fact that designers from various African countries are beginning to gain global recognition: South African designers Thebe Magugu and Sindiso Khumalo have both been awarded the LVMH prize, Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi is on the official Haute Couture calendar, and Nigerians Kenneth Izé and Maki Oh show at Paris and New York fashion weeks, respectively. But as Courrèges writes in the book, even with increased visibility, African fashion remains incomprehensible for many." —W MAGAZIE Promotional Fashion from the African continent has burst onto the world scene with effervescent vibrancy, inspiring creativity everywhere, from haute-couture to street style. Review Quote "Her thoughtful, beautiful new book, Africa: The Fashion Continent (Flammarion), invites readers to explore the complex landscape of contemporary African fashion--each chapter spotlights boundary-pushing designers and artisans, savvy boutique owners, photographers, stylists, and young creatives who are each coming up with their own versions of what "African fashion" means, and spearheading a movement that Courr Promotional "Headline" Fashion from the African continent has burst onto the world scene with effervescent vibrancy, inspiring creativity everywhere, from haute-couture to street style. Details ISBN2081513412 Pages 240 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 2081513412 ISBN-13 9782081513419 Format Hardcover Imprint Flammarion DEWEY 746.92096 Short Title Africa Subtitle The Fashion Continent Author Emmanuelle Courreges Publisher Editions Flammarion Place of Publication Paris Country of Publication France Publication Date 2021-12-09 UK Release Date 2021-12-09 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-03-24 Illustrations 300 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134027945;

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