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Black in fashion : 100 years of style, influence & culture / text by Tonya Blazio-Licorish and Tara Donaldson ; foreword by Tracy Reese.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blazio-Licorish, Tonya, author.
- Donaldson, Tara, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fashion--African American influences--History--20th century.
- Fashion.
- African American fashion designers--United States.
- African American fashion designers.
- Fashion--United States--20th century.
- Fashion design--Pictorial works.
- Fashion design.
- African Americans--Social life and customs.
- African Americans.
- African American models--Influence.
- African American models.
- Women's wear daily.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 293 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Union Square & Co., [2024]
- Summary:
- "Black in Fashion is a celebration of Black voices in fashion as captured by Women's Wear Daily contributors and photographers since the publication's inception in 1910. WWD is showcased here with more than 375 black-and-white and color photographs, illustrations, and articles from its massive archive. The book, written by Tonya Blazio-Licorish and Tara Donaldson, explores the contributions of trailblazing designers like Stephen Burrows and Virgil Abloh, whose philosophy inspired a new generation to interact with fashion differently; pioneering models like Naomi Sims, who in 1969 at age twenty-one launched Naomi Inc., a cosmetics company catering to Black women; and celebrities and multi-hyphenates like Josephine Baker, whose approach to fashion in the 1920s single-handedly changed and challenged the influence of Black culture on a global scale. In-depth profiles on Black creatives throughout the fashion world--and on key topics such as the Black is Beautiful movement--punctuate the lavish pages as well, in addition to original interviews with notables and a foreword from acclaimed American designer Tracy Reese. Black in Fashion is an incomparable celebration of Black fashion from the ultimate voice of authority."-- Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- 1910s-1920s: Prelude to influence
- 1930s: A golden age of Black culture
- 1940s: Fashion and the stage
- 1950s: A path to visibility
- 1960s: The politics of fashion
- 1970s: Black is beautiful
- 1980s: Black is fashion
- 1990s: Momentum of change
- 2000s-2010s: Street style takeover
- 2020s: Moving the converstion forward.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-291) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1454952067
- 9781454952060
- OCLC:
- 1432400193
- Publisher Number:
- 90101965153
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