costume – CAMARA DIA HOLLOWAY

This costume seems to be part of an intriguing project that I likely won’t get to in my book this go-around, alas.

Camara Dia Holloway

November 25, 2013

“Ballet Africain”, 1920s, Broadway, costume, costume design, Erte, George White’s Scandals, Primitivism

Costuming the Blaxploitation Hero | Clothes on Film

Camara Dia Holloway

November 19, 2013

Black Caesar: Blaxploitation Gangster 1 Nov ’13 The gangster genre’s central protagonist (antagonist?) is conspicuous in his journey from street kid to street king by coveting the finest fabrics and tailoring that money can buy. He becomes a vain, petty man destroyed by inability to reconcile his old simpler world with the politics of his…

Fashion Seminar, Reference

Black Ceasar (movie), black style, Blaxploitation, blaxploitation films, costume, costume design, Fred Williamson, gangster movie

Clothes Tell Stories

Camara Dia Holloway

September 27, 2013

Clothes Tell Stories This website is a bit outside of the scope of the course, since it deals with the materiality and display of clothes as objects, but it is a valuable resource for understanding and identifying the constituent parts of dress.

Fashion Seminar, Reference

costume, display, fabric ID, museums, textiles, website