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The Way We Wore: Black Style Then
Michael McCollom
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Description for The Way We Wore: Black Style Then
Hardback. A unique look at how personal African-American style moments have permeated fashion culture worldwide. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour. BIC Classification: AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1084.
In The Way We Wore: Black Style Then, Michael McCollom chronicles African-Americans fashion from the 1940s through today. Featuring snapshots of over 150 black men and women's most unforgettable "style moments", the book includes personal photographs taken from the author's own family and circle of friends including Oprah Winfrey, James Baldwin, Iman, Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, Tracy Reese, Patrick Kelly, Kimora Lee, Bobby Short, Bethann Hardison, and Portia LaBeija, among countless others.
From brides glowing in white dresses to bachelors in bell-bottoms, these photographs encompass the tremendous variety of fashions begun by the African-American community and guided international ... Read more
In The Way We Wore: Black Style Then, Michael McCollom chronicles African-Americans fashion from the 1940s through today. Featuring snapshots of over 150 black men and women's most unforgettable "style moments", the book includes personal photographs taken from the author's own family and circle of friends including Oprah Winfrey, James Baldwin, Iman, Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, Tracy Reese, Patrick Kelly, Kimora Lee, Bobby Short, Bethann Hardison, and Portia LaBeija, among countless others.
From brides glowing in white dresses to bachelors in bell-bottoms, these photographs encompass the tremendous variety of fashions begun by the African-American community and guided international ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Glitterati Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780989170444
SKU
V9780989170444
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About Michael McCollom
Geoffrey Holder was born in Trinidad, and moved to New York in 1954, where he made his renaissance career, as a dancer, actor, painter, choreographer, designer, director, and singer. He has been a principal dancer with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for his painting, appeared in several feature films, and won a Tony Award for Best ... Read more
Reviews for The Way We Wore: Black Style Then
A marvelous journey from Harlem Renaissance to Hip-Hop, The Way We Wore celebrates the innovative and captivating history of African-American fashion over the past century. With photographs like Gwen Mazer walking her pet ocelot while wearing a wool herringbone cape with matching trousers by Eric Lund taken in Italy during the 1970s. The Way We Wore is equal parts regal ... Read more