Made in Italy? Images and Narratives of Afro-Italian Fashion

Ludovica Carini () and Silvia Mazzucotelli Salice
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Ludovica Carini: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Silvia Mazzucotelli Salice: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

A chapter in Fashion Communication in the Digital Age, 2023, pp 113-123 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In recent years, several studies have attempted to trace the evolution of the fashion system in a globalised context and pluralized societies. This paper follows in the footsteps of similar research, focusing in particular on Afro-Italian fashion, i.e. on garments created by designers of African descent who have chosen Made in Italy - its rules, structures and conventions - as a tangible and symbolic place to give form to their creativity. Through qualitative research, the paper discusses the storytelling of Afro-Italian fashion within the Made in Italy imaginary; it focuses on communication practices put in place by the actors involved and by the networks they activate. Specific interest is dedicated to self-defining strategies in terms of values and images proposed as narratives that are both authentic and not other-directed. In doing so, the study highlights how Afro-descendant creatives promote a new model of Italian-ness, and critically nurture a new Made in Italy by being relevant social and economic actors within and beyond the African diaspora on the national territory.

Keywords: Fashion; Afro-Italian fashion; Made in Italy; Communication practices; Authentic narratives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38541-4_11

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