Abstract
This paper looks into de-centring the current mainstream anthropocentric western fashion design discourse and practice by investigating the work of contemporary Brazilian indigenous fashion designers. Today, the practices and relationships established by fashion design industry are at a state of transition as we — designers, researchers and wearers — foresee responsible ways to stay with the Earth. Contemporary articulations through indigenous and ancient knowledge systems are seen as an opportunity to reestablish relationships of care and respect. Interested in this opportunity and its possible implementations in the field of fashion design, this paper investigates how contemporary indigenous fashion designers in Brazil challenge western value systems and enmesh indigenous thinking in their practice. The paper starts by laying out discussions on indigenous knowledge systems and its relationships with design. Following, two cases are introduced and analysed through data collected via interviews and desktop research, namely the work of designers Dayana Molina and We’e’na TIkuna. This is done from the perspective of a fashion designer-researcher with roots in Brazil. To conclude, possible more than human directions that challenge the current fashion practices are exposed.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - Oct 2023 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | Fashion in 3D: Decolonizing, Deconstructing, Decentering - University of Bologna, Rimini, Italy Duration: 19 Oct 2023 → 21 Oct 2023 https://eventi.unibo.it/fashion3d |
Conference
Conference | Fashion in 3D |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Rimini |
Period | 19/10/2023 → 21/10/2023 |
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