Fashion, Race & Politics

The way that we fashion our identity in everyday life is, in many ways, political, as it expresses our beliefs and personal (or collective) interests. We use fashion to show our alignment with, or disapproval of the state of affairs that affect us, with the utility of color, materiality and cultural references transforming wearable symbolism into thoughts and actions.

This downloadable learning guide shows how fashion is inherently political, complete with prompts, a case study and resources to guide your understanding.

  • Duration

    22 pages

  • Author

    The Fashion and Race Database®️

What's Inside

This guide delivers:

  • A consideration of why fashion is inherently political and how fashion and politics intersect
  • Reflection prompts and a case study to help you understand the political power of clothes and self-fashioning more thoroughly
  • A list of resources for further study with annotations highlighting their main contributions
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