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the Costume Institute of the African Diaspora https://t.co/plcBeCpvey
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Joined February 2012
Our friends @CIADuk are hosting their third biennial dress conference in London on 6 July! 'Sa Lapo Ki Nou Ladan (The Skin We’re In): Explorations into Skin Politics' investigates the relationship between skin and culture. Find out more here: https://t.co/pVxNXVBNXI
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We’re looking for a tattoo artist or any academics that would be willing to participate in CIAD’s Third Biennial Dress Conference about Skin politics!!!
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While white get to be tanned whenever is convenient, because after all, being white and tan means beautiful and wealth. #race #skin #dress #afro #africandiaspora #colourism #class #skinbleaching #politics #fashion
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Seasonal tanning embodied new forms of white privilege that weren’t common before. However it all leads to the same path, those who are not white through skin bleaching try to reach “closer” proximity to whiteness and white beauty standards.
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skinned people were looked down on because they were of the labouring class that worked out in the sun. However, in the 1920s and 1930s many white consumers swapped skin lighteners for tanning lotions, as time spent sunbathing and playing outdoors became a sign of a healthy.
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From around Elizabethan times through to the early 20th century in many European and North American societies, light skin was a mark of class distinction. Untanned skin was a symbol of the privileged classes who didn’t perform any outdoor work.
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Skin bleaching throughout the 20th century, directly intersected race, class and colourism. Based on the perpetrated idea that White is prettier, better and wealthier, many cosmetic companies started to develop creams that aimed to chemically change one’s skin to lighter
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Sa Lapo Ki Nou Ladan (The Skin We’re In): Explorations into Skin Politics Please submit a 300-word abstract for the 3rd CIAD Biennial Dress Conference.
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Would you like to work with us? We are looking for a temporary project manager come and be part our team! Interviews week commencing 2nd October 2023
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A huge misconception about Juneteenth is that it was the day or historical event that abolished slavery in the US. However, slavery was abolish through the 13th amendment that was passed in the senate on April 8th, 1864.
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19th of June, 1865 a day that changed the course of the life of millions of African-Americans. Juneteenth also known as Emancipation Day is a federal holiday in the United States that celebrates the oficial acknowledgement of the end of slavery in every American state.
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If you’re interested in learning more about African fashion, the African diaspora and its various cultural manifestations around the globe, please register for CIAD’s new course - African Diaspora Dress Cultures, available in our website
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consisting of a thin cotton fabric that differently from the classic version that was made for Europe’s weather, the modern adaption of the garment is more adequate to the humid and warm tropical weather of the islands.
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Despite the strong European influence, the traditional fabrics were not imune to time. Modern Seychellois traditional garments fabric is quite different
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The penwar is a long outer garment used by women, frequently sheer and made of chiffon or another translucent fabric. Combined, they form what is known as traditional Seychellois dress - a unique and colourful garment.
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The country’s fashion have great French and British influence due to colonisation. As one the traditional garments, the Kazak is a waist-length long sleeved blouse that was popular during the 19th century and brought to the country under French influence.
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Seychelles, a 115 islands archipelago located on the Indian Ocean close to the East coast of the African continent, is home to a vast cultural merge between Europe and Africa.
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