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March 27, 2026Open Access

Critiquing the Eurocentric view of Fashion: Challenging Colonial Constructs and Embracing Fashion's Global Legacy

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GCGiuseppina Cuomo

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Overview

This essay critiques Eurocentric fashion perspectives, revealing diverse global sartorial traditions, suggesting a more inclusive approach.

Key Points

  • The aim is to critique Eurocentric fashion historiography and highlight non-Western sartorial traditions.
  • Analyzes historical narratives in fashion historiography
  • Draws on scholarly works to support critiques
  • Examines case studies from various regions including China, the Ottoman Empire, and Africa
  • Demonstrates that non-Western dress systems predated European fashion developments
  • Underscores the limitations of traditional fashion periodization
  • Argues for a broader, more inclusive understanding of fashion's global legacy

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Giuseppina Cuomo (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c620d515a0a509bde197c5https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19221313
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