Alice DumasLoading essays
Collected writing
Four pieces so far. On what clothing carries, who gets credited for it, and the places where fashion, art and politics meet.
Firstly, I should preface, that this essay is not an argument against wealth, nor is it an attempt to vilify it.
Read the essayIndigenous design is absorbed into mainstream fashion narratives, without the equivalent credit, or attention to Native American political presence. To put it simply, the 'aesthetic' translates easily to the fashion community, but the context through which it exists, does not.
Read the essayThe story of a man who was ironic and complicated, as his art reflects. Whilst the Golden Phase appears jubilant, the emotion I keep returning to is sadness, and it does not come from his subjects, but the vulnerability he creates through them.
Read the essayFashion is not secondary, or a different entity to art, it is art, because it is lived, and continually changed in real time. In this instance, this occurs on the body, rather than a canvas.
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