Tag Archives: race
American Beauty, Of Another Fashion
I’ve been thinking a lot about Thread for Thought‘s latest post on the difficulty of defining “American fashion”. Of course, the ways in which the normative relations between fashion, beauty, and nationalism are articulated through racial, gender, and class terms … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, LINKAGE, ON BEAUTY
FILM: The Colour of Beauty
Recent reports about the shockingly low wages models earn at top fashion magazines have revealed yet another layer of the ugly underside to the glamorous world of fashion. But for models of color who also face racial barriers to entry … Continue reading
Fashion and Race: Running (from) the Numbers Game
Thus far, I’ve read only a very small number of September issue fashion magazines: American Vogue (chock full of great or more precisely, useful, evidence for my research on the democratization of fashion), Teen Vogue, and New York Magazine. I … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE
Sartorial Classification as a Weapon of War
ONE afternoon earlier this month, David Tabbert, wearing Ray-Bans and glinting metal earrings, headed out on a shopping trip to one of his usual Brooklyn haunts: Islam Fashion Inc. on Atlantic Avenue. Though Mr. Tabbert, 28, personally prefers G-star denim … Continue reading
Essence Magazine’s New White Fashion Director
Essence magazine, the lifestyle, fashion, and beauty magazine addressed specifically to Black women since 1968 has hired a new fashion director, Elliana Placas. The hire is causing more than a little bit of controversy because Placas is White. Given the … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE
Dress Tiara the Merch Girl! On Challenging Burlesque Aesthetics
Dear Threadbared readers and friends, I am Tiara the Merch Girl, emerging performance artist based in Brisbane, Australia. A lot of my work (videos here) combine burlesque and physical theatre with themes of politics, race, cultural appropriation, personal stories, and … Continue reading
Filed under (AD)DRESSING GENDER & SEXUALITY, FASHIONING RACE, ON BEAUTY
