![]() ![]() As a youth, that was a confusing experience it made me feel invalid or inferior, that my cultural garments were not as beautiful as, say, those by high-fashion labels. Growing up, I rarely saw my Indigenous culture being covered in the fashion industry. ![]() What motivated you to write The Power of Style? Written for a YA audience, it is a beautiful read for all ages.Īllaire is a Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue. His book includes chapters on high heels, ribbonwork, cosplay and hijabs, and connects fashion with history, culture, politics and social justice. In his first book, The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures (external link) he explores how style is more than the clothing we wear: it represents self-expression, representation, and transformation. When he was a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire (RSJ ‘14) rarely found people who looked like him in movies or fashion magazines. ![]()
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