The power of style : how fashion and beauty are being used to reclaim cultures

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The power of style : how fashion and beauty are being used to reclaim cultures

Author:

Allaire, Christian, 1992- author.

ISBN:

9781773214900

9781773214917

Physical Description:

vi, 90 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 26 cm.

Contents:

Sewing tradition -- My hair, my way -- Level-up -- Head strong -- Standing tall -- Mighty makeup.

Reading Level:

1070 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Fashion.

Fashion -- Social aspects.

Beauty, Personal.

Expression (Philosophy)

Multiculturalism.

Local Subject:

Teen nonfiction collection.

Summary:

Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes are never just clothes. Men's heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon shirts honor Indigenous ancestors and keep culture alive. Allaire takes the reader through boldly designed chapters to discuss additional topics like cosplay, make up, hijabs, and hair, probing the connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice. --

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Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation.

As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he sought out for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes are never just clothes. Men's heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon shirts honor Indigenous ancestors and keep culture alive. Allaire takes the reader through boldly designed chapters to discuss additional topics like cosplay, make up, hijabs, and hair, probing the connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice.

*A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Author Notes

Power of Style Profiles and Contributions:

Alim Latif, shoe designer, London, England Anita Fields, Osage and Muscogee (Creek) artist, Tulsa, OK Anita Riggs, aka Tranquil Ashes, cosplayer, Baltimore, MD Bethany Yellowtail, Crow and Northern Cheyenne designer, Los Angeles, CA Billy Porter, actor, NYC, NY Casey Nichole, cosplayer, Cleveland, OH Chelene Knight, owner of Learn Writing Essentials and Breathing Space Creative, Vancouver, BC Christian Allaire, Fashion and Style Writer, Vogue, Nipissing First Nation/ NYC, NY Durrant Santeng, longtime wearer of braids and other natural styles, Brooklyn, NYC, NY Elaine Mokk, YouTuber who posts videos about her ongoing struggle with acne, Toronto, ON Halima Aden, Somali-American model, NYC, NY Halisma Hossinzehi, henna artist, East Gwillimbury, ON Haatepah Clearbear, model/Kumeyaay, Pai Pai, Chicimeca-Guamare, Los Angeles, CA Henry Bae, shoe designer, NYC, NY Ivan Lam, makeup YouTuber, Los Angeles, CA Jackie Aina, Nigerian-American beauty YouTuber, Los Angeles, CA James Jones, Cree dancer and performer, Edmonton, AB Jamie Okuma, Indigenous fashion artist, Pauma Valley, CA Jennifer Bear Medicine, Indigenous makeup artist based on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, MT Justine Carreon, Elle.com editor, NYC, NY Kaptain76, aka Kap, plus-size cosplayer, Southern CA Leah Vernon, Muslim fashion influencer, a model, and author, NYC, NY Melanie Elturk, hijab fashion designer, NYC, NY Modupe Oloruntoba, writer and editor based in Johannesburg, South Africa Nyma Tang, beauty influencer, Dallas, TX Olloum, sportswear hijab label, founded in Scotland Philip Bread, model/Comanche, Kiowa, and Blackfoot, Santa Fe, NM Quanah Style, Vancouver-based Cree queen, Vancouver, BC Shaobo Han, shoe designer, NYC, NY Shirley Melendez, aka Surely Shirley, plus-size Latinx cosplayer, Palm Beach, FL TudungPeople, sportswear hijab label, Malaysia

Reviews (2)

Kirkus Review

A celebration of clothing, cultural pride, and fashion activists. Have you ever wondered why we don't usually see high heels in men's sizes? Do you remember when darker shades of makeup finally became easier to find? Are you curious about Muslim fashionistas? This book is for anyone who wants to explore the ways in which clothes, hairstyles, makeup, hats, and other sartorial decisions communicate who we are to the world. A person's style can be powerful, as it enables the wearer to make a statement, giving them the opportunity to express cultural confidence, body positivity, and self-acceptance. Allaire (Ojibwe), a Vogue fashion and style writer from the Nipissing First Nation Reserve in Ontario, celebrates the way diversity is changing the world of fashion. Beginning with an introduction about the importance of representation, the author transports his readers to a place of pride. His writing questions norms and encourages young people to resist the status quo and not allow others to limit their creative expression. With sections dedicated to natural Black hair, gender nonconformity, cosplayers, Indigenous designers, and more, he brings fashion colorfully to life with photographs and history lessons. The book is made stronger by personal touches, for example passages about the ribbon shirt made by his mother and aunts that honored his Ojibwe culture and ancestors. A vibrant read about the connections between fashion, culture, and social justice. (index, further reading, photo credits) (Nonfiction. 12-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Ojibwe Vogue fashion- and style-writer Allaire explores the resplendent waters outside of the mainstream (i.e., white, cis, straight) beauty and fashion industries in this dazzling and empowering survey of personal style. He explains how not seeing himself reflected in media became a driving force in his mission to make his coverage of these industries more inclusive. It's fitting, then, that Allaire begins with modern takes on traditional ribbon work by Indigenous fashion designers, such as Jamie Okuma, to stunning effect. Next, an eye-opening chapter on hair frankly discusses Black individuals' decisions to wear natural hair (or not), and long hair as a point of pride for many Native men. Wonderful photography is joined by conversations with influencers, industry professionals, and models, ensuring that these individuals are in control of their images and narratives. In many instances, culture-driven styles are gaining broader popularity, as with the growing demand for modest fashion and versatile hijabs, and Allaire pauses to differentiate between cultural appropriation and appreciation. While every look shown here is aesthetically marvelous, Allaire importantly includes the cultural context and significance behind them, emphasizing the empowering effect this has. Fab drag queens, genderqueer and BIPOC YouTubers demoing makeup, plus-size and gender-bending cosplayers, men wearing high heels and fem fashion--they're all here, a proud and dazzling explosion of confetti transforming the landscape.

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