Students from the 麻豆视频 Fashion Industry Studies master鈥檚 program (M.F.I.S.) partnered with the school's Fashion Library and 麻豆视频 Library to create the Black History Fashion Book Bank.
Led by M.F.I.S. student, Nia Allen and fashion librarian, Edith Serkownek, students and fashion faculty chose their favorite books on Black fashion, Black fashion designers and Black achievements in fashion. Their recommendations were then shared on both the school鈥檚 and the University Library鈥檚 Instagram pages.
Check out their favorites!
Catherine Leslie, PH.D.
鈥淭he Hidden History of American Fashion: Rediscovering 20th-Century Women Designers,鈥 edited by Nancy Deihl. Said Dr. Leslie, 鈥淭he book is a compilation of 16 profiles of previously unknown or unrecognized designers from diverse backgrounds.鈥 Watch her video recommendation:
Julian Randall (graduate student)
鈥淭he Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir鈥 written by Andre Leon Talley.
This book from fashion icon Andre Leon Talley, focuses on Talley鈥檚 life and rise through the fashion world. Hear why it鈥檚 Julian鈥檚 pick:
Tameka Ellington, PH.D.
鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair,鈥 a collaboration between Dr. Ellington and Dr. Joseph Underwood, published by Hirmer.
Said Dr. Ellington, 鈥溾楾EXTURES鈥 looks at the critical culture that is Black beauty, specifically Black hair.鈥 The 鈥淭EXTURES鈥 exhibition will open in the KSU Museum in Fall 2021.
Here from Dr. Ellington:
Learn more about 鈥淭EXTURES鈥: /museum/event/textures-history-and-art-black-hair
Hillary Stone
鈥淪omething to Prove鈥 by Julia Faye Smith.
鈥淪omething to Prove鈥 chronicles the life of designer Ann Lowe, who grew to become one of America鈥檚 most accomplished designers. Lowe is known for designing the most photographed wedding dress in American history. Watch the video from Professor Stone to see who the dress belonged to!
Jihyun Kim-Vick, PH.D.
鈥淟iberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul鈥 by Tanisha C. Ford.
鈥淚 strongly recommend this book for the ones who are interested in how significantly black females鈥 fashion and styles played a role in the political movement in the past forty years,鈥 said Dr. Kim-Vick. 鈥淭he author, Dr. Tanisha C. Ford, professor of History at CUNY, traveled to three major urban locations including NYC, London, Johannesburg, to research how and why black women incorporated fashion and hairstyle into political activism. She also unveiled how soul style challenged the conventional standards of beauty and adornment and what it meant to black communities in defining 鈥渂lackness.鈥 Dr. Ford provided a wonderful framework to interpret economic, political, and social issues surrounding fashion and style politics. I found this book extremely eye-opening and meaningful to the ones who may want to investigate the intersectionality of gender, fashion, and cultural influences in the global context to understand the motivations and signified meanings of non-verbal communication through one鈥檚 daily adornment.鈥