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Subtitle: fashion & migration
By: Olga Blumhardt, Antje Drinkuth (Hrsg.).
Publisher: Distanz Verlag
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9783954761975
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Fashion; Philosophy; Emigration and immigration
Description: Fashions have always also been reflections of issues in society. Migration is a more topical, volatile, and controversial issue right now than it has been in a long time. Cultural diversity is embraced when it comes to musical, linguistic, or culinary influences. Critics devote ample space to celebrating the success of renowned international fashion designers?Haider Ackermann, Azzedine Alaïa, Yohji Yamamoto, and others?who hail from far-flung places. Contemporary fashion design in Germany is a different matter. This book, the result of a research project at the AMD Academy of Fashion and Design in Berlin, portrays and visualizes the enormous positive influence migration has had on contemporary fashion in Germany and around the world. Olga Blumhardt and Prof. Antje Drinkuth, who specialize in fashion journalism and design, and the well-known graphic and communication designer Mario Lombardo seek to highlight what may seem obvious: fashion with a migrant background enriches our culture and opens novel perspectives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Parallel texts in German and English.