Title

Fashion Culture: Constance White in conversation with Valerie Steele

Contributor Names

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). Museum

White, Constance C. R.

Steele, Valerie

Date

2018-02-27

Description

On February 27, 2018, author Constance White joined Dr. Valerie Steele to discuss the influence of black style on today's fashion vernacular, drawing on striking images of trendsetters from Josephine Baker to Michelle Obama, Rihanna, and Pharrell Williams. White's book, How to Slay, is one of the few surveys of black style and fashion ever published.

Type

Moving Image

Subject

White, Constance C. R.

African Americans

Clothing and dress

African American celebrities

Fashion design

African American fashion designers

Fashion

Social aspects

Rights

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Identifier

FIT Repository ID: aod_000443