Vastra Avatar: a personal manifestation of fashion, culture, and identity

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dc.contributor.advisorHamon, Jan
dc.contributor.advisorTrussardi, Gabriella
dc.contributor.authorNaware, Mihika
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-29T02:50:59Z
dc.date.available2010-01-29T02:50:59Z
dc.date.copyright2009
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis research project asks; what is the potential for garments to express an Indian/European cultural hybridisation? The research explores the development of an alternative aesthetic by hybridising the ethos of traditional Indian garments and the aesthetics of 'Western' garments. The garments have been designed and constructed after key design features were indentified, and the new garments reflect hybridisation. The aspect of hybridisation was further enhanced with the use of digitally-printed fabric imagery which features a mythologised and idealised European/Indian history. The research seeks to discover if such a joining-together could develop an aesthetic sensibility, informed by both a ‘Western’ enculturation and a traditional Indian heritage. The new garments will speak to the viewer about what it is to experience being situated within two cultures simultaneously.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/811
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAuckland University of Technology
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectFashion
dc.subjectHybridity
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectCultural identity
dc.subjectHeuristic methodology
dc.subjectDigital printing
dc.titleVastra Avatar: a personal manifestation of fashion, culture, and identity
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.grantorAuckland University of Technology
thesis.degree.levelMasters Theses
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Art and Design
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