Culture, Fashion, Creativity
Cultureculture is not genetically inherited, it is shared, learned, and dynamic- never static, Fashion, Creativity is visited in an article by Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of The Cut. She wrote a fashion piece last Friday, making us aware that “. . . in 2014, we are nearing a festival-fashion tipping point: a moment when over-saturation promises to eclipse any creativity.” She was talking about festivals, primarily, but such over-saturation in fashion is nothing new.
This “tipping point” apparently has been reached many times in the culture of fashion. Take a look at a tipping point 80 years ago as Josephine Baker (1906-1975) models a lacquered wig. Certainly these lacquered wigs seem to be an “oversaturation” of creativity.
Josephine Baker,
Entertainer in 1920’s and 1930’s
Baker was a dancer, singer, and civil rights activist. She moved to Paris and there became one of Europe’s most popular and well-paid performers in the 1920’s and 1930’s. She fought against discrimination in the entertainment industry, returning to the U. S. as an activist in the 1950’s and 1960’s. She was the first entertainer to have a “discrimination disclaimer” embedded into her contract.
Her wig-wearing fashion may have tipped the limits of creativity, but her life was truly creative as she fought for change and racial equality long before it was a cultural norm to do so. Follow the link below to learn about this amazing lady who rose from poverty, on her own initiative, and worked to make the world a better place.
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https://www.biography.com/people/josephine-baker-9195959#awesm=~oCKU3Sew12cbMK
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