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Liberated Threads

Stories of Black Style
Series: Aperture Magazine
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Exploring fashion and style as a political language and tool of resistance in the African diaspora. Aperture's Summer issue highlights image makers around the world who are exploring style and fashion as a language of Black resistance, refusal, and joy. Guest edited by the writer and... Read More
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Exploring fashion and style as a political language and tool of resistance in the African diaspora.

Aperture's Summer issue highlights image makers around the world who are exploring style and fashion as a language of Black resistance, refusal, and joy. Guest edited by the writer and researcher Tanisha C. Ford and titled after her 2015 book, Liberated Threads, this edition features photographers, stylists, and filmmakers who remix, reimagine, and in some cases, reject the aesthetic and politics of what she calls the 'soul style' of the twentieth century.

The issue sparks a bold conversation about style's ability to create possibilities for solidarity and selfhood today.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781597115803

Publisher: Aperture

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 June 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Aperture

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Aperture Aperture
  • Edited by Tanisha Ford
  • Edited by Tanisha C. Ford

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 269.0mm

Weight: 589g

Pages: 152

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