"The fact that kente has historically been used interchangeably as a barometer of socioeconomic status and as a sacred spiritual symbol perhaps illuminates the plain truth that a luxury label is not a deserving deity. The logo is not the dream."
Thank you for this essay. That sentence is so good too.
The history of reconstruction/construction in Ghana was a new story for me. I recall when the fashion houses pillaged "the oriental" for the white body in the 70's & 80's, also Saint Laurent's "Moroccan style". The fact that Abloah can shape his own path from the diaspora into the French house is at least the right direction. But as you say: a luxury label is not a deserving deiity. "🙌🏼
"The fact that kente has historically been used interchangeably as a barometer of socioeconomic status and as a sacred spiritual symbol perhaps illuminates the plain truth that a luxury label is not a deserving deity. The logo is not the dream."
Thank you for this essay. That sentence is so good too.
The history of reconstruction/construction in Ghana was a new story for me. I recall when the fashion houses pillaged "the oriental" for the white body in the 70's & 80's, also Saint Laurent's "Moroccan style". The fact that Abloah can shape his own path from the diaspora into the French house is at least the right direction. But as you say: a luxury label is not a deserving deiity. "🙌🏼