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Eleganza, Identities, and Project East all participate in worldwide trends of cultural appropriation in couture, but they also redefine the relationship between fashion and the minority community. The particular aesthetic goals of these shows vary based on the nature of their individual relationships with ethnic communities on campus—yet all three remain committed to pursuing charitable ends despite funding complications. The product is a wholly new breed of fashion show...
...certain degree of cultural hybridization appears inherent in many designers’ projects. Modern fashion has been inextricably tied with appropriation—the browsing of and borrowing from other cultures and time periods. Until recently, this meant mainly European couture houses and designers adopting and tweaking patterns, techniques, and textiles from other regions...
...terms of appropriation have changed and become more varied and complex with globalization, according to Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) Professor Giuliana Bruno, who teaches VES 285x, “Visual Fabrics: Film, Fashion and Material Culture.” One type of appropriation is a sustained dialogue—or positive tension—between different cultures and experiences that creates something new and vibrant. For Bruno, this cultural synthesis is significant because it shows a society’s and an industry’s willingness to come to terms and engage in dialogue with changing times...
...perspectives,” she says. “They’re not necessarily bringing a focus on diversity or minorities, but making use of a practice of the industry. Maybe, the two are even inseparable. In this sense, I think this collaboration between minority groups and fashion is just a natural...
Eleganza, Identities, and Project East engage in the same kind of cultural synthesis on a smaller scale. By interweaving the minority communities and the fashion industry, these three shows disengage the former from its customarily passive role as a source of influence for the latter. They carve a new, active role for their respective communities to influence the perception and message of fashion on campus...