DESIGN + EDUCATION

Zamela, Zandile

Cultural continuity in Xhosa women’s clothing

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Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design

Cultural evolution is an integral part of cultural preservation, especially in relation to fashion because culture interlaces the survival, representation and the everyday practices of a specific collectives of people. As clothing forms part of everyday practices and is viewed simultaneously with the body, it serves as a visual tool for the expression of individual and social identities. Clothing is arguably the most visually expressive aspects of cultural identity.

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