TY - BOOK ID - 78075357 TI - Liberated threads : Black women, style, and the global politics of soul PY - 2015 SN - 1469636131 1469625172 9781469625171 9781469625164 1469625164 1469625164 9781469625157 1469625156 9798890846884 PB - Chapel Hill : Baltimore, Md. : The University of North Carolina Press, Project MUSE, DB - UniCat KW - Globalization KW - Stereotypes (Social psychology) in fashion KW - Beauty, Personal KW - Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) KW - Women, Black KW - Minority women KW - Global cities KW - Globalisation KW - Internationalization KW - International relations KW - Anti-globalization movement KW - Fashion KW - Beauty KW - Complexion KW - Grooming, Personal KW - Grooming for women KW - Personal beauty KW - Personal grooming KW - Toilet (Grooming) KW - Hygiene KW - Beauty culture KW - Beauty shops KW - Cosmetics KW - Ideal beautiful women KW - Aesthetics KW - Women in art KW - Black women KW - Women, Negro UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78075357 AB - This text explores how and why black women in places as far-flung as New York City, Atlanta, London, and Johannesburg incorporated style and beauty culture into their activism. From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, black women have used their clothing, hair, and style not simply as a fashion statement but as a powerful tool of resistance. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against police attacks or incorporating African-themed designs into everyday wear, these fashion-forward women celebrated their identities and pushed for equality. Focusing on the emergence of the 'soul style' movement, represented in clothing, jewelry, hairstyles, and more, the book shows that black women's fashion choices became galvanizing symbols of gender and political liberation. ER -