Globalization of Western and Middle Eastern Cultures Through Fashion

The intent of this ORCA project has been to explore the relationship between the West (specifically the U.S.A) and Middle East through a new perspective: fashion. With the help of my mentor, Mary Farahnakian, who immigrated from Iran, I studied Middle Eastern fashion identifying elements that have t...

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Main Authors: Jackson, Rebekah Silver, Farahnakian, Mary
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2016
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2016/iss1/115
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/jur/article/1907/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
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Summary:The intent of this ORCA project has been to explore the relationship between the West (specifically the U.S.A) and Middle East through a new perspective: fashion. With the help of my mentor, Mary Farahnakian, who immigrated from Iran, I studied Middle Eastern fashion identifying elements that have transferred in to Western fashion or vice verse. I then designed a fashion collection inspired by this research, which will be presented at two (or more) events in 2016.