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TheGlobalisationofFashion:AfricaFocus
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Lets do some serious fashion talk now. Just when you thought the fad of African and African-inspired fashion will start dwindling away, its exploded! Its been a thrilling and exciting adventure for African fashion in the past couple of years. Talented designers across Africa have made their mark on the global fashion stage featuring at New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week and the likes. And there has been a big bang of African fashion shows all over the world, from the amazing to the bleh! And we also have African fashion blogs and websites (like ours, hehe) to thank for serving as a platform for our designers, models, style and culture. Not only have our designers and models enamoured the international audience but our prints too, most especially Ankara and similar textures. Its no surprise anyway because the vibrant, iridescent and animated prints are hard to resists. The biggest names in fashion including Burberry and Louis Vuitton have borrowed these prints and infused into their collection and the worlds head over heels in love with African prints. While this is exciting, its got me thinking whether this is to our benefit or detriment

Collage featuring African inspired designs from Burberry Prorsum, Dries Van Noten, Emma Mulholland, Louis Vuitton, Proenza Schouler, Missoni and Thakoon Ankara and such similar prints are a part of our identity and I cant help but feel like its being lost in the westernisation. Dont get me wrong, Im all for the sharing of resources evolution of fashion as long as it has a comparative advantage or mutual benefit to both parties. This is why we should continue to promote ethical and fairtrade fashion that is giving back to the African societies. Foreign designers should also give acknowledgement where it is due and form a partnership with African textile industries. This calls for international designers to embrace African fashion and culture as we have embraced theirs help improve socioeconomic conditions in the continent. I see the use of African fabrics, resourcesa and other influences as a foundation for growth and the fashion industry. Fashion hasnt always been taken seriously in Africa but with the growing interest and embracing spirit of fashion to culture, the industry might just be able to secure its place in contributing to economic growth in Africa. What are you thoughts on this matter? Lets discuss.

- Andie Okon

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Globalization Of Fashion Industry

fashion industry

apparel industry: makers and sellers of fashionable clothing

Fashion, a general term for the style and custom prevalent at a given time, in its most common usage refers to costume or clothing style.

A conspiratorial organization that is hell bent on forcing women of size to wear frumpy clothing, and to promote anorexia by utilizing uber-skinny models.

globalization

Globalization (or globalisation) describes a process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation, and trade.

growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry"

(globalize) make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized"

Society and Culture - Globalization of Fashion

Fashion is an interesting subject, one that changes as fast as the seasons and is drastically different all around the world. Many different aspects influence the style choices people make. Fashion is seen as a way to express ones self through the way we present ourselves to the world. There is a whole industry dedicated just to picking what the trends should be for that years collection, and then persuading people to then go and buy the pieces. This industry however is not just a local or national one, But a global one. As you walk down Walnut Street in Philadelphia you pass your typical American companies, however interspersed are companies from the rest of the world. These stores like H&M, Zara, Burberry, and Lush though do not seam out of place. They have become part of our everyday lives, and consumption. An article written by Samantha Critchell describes a new exhibit at the Met and does a wonderful job of explaining the overview progression and influences of American fashion. For a long time the rich women of the United States still bought their clothing from designers in Pairs. Then as the US slowly started designing for themselves, models from the US were hired by Paris designers to walk the runways in Pairs. She explains the complex intertwining of how American fashion is both influenced by and influences other countries. Fashion and stores like H&M and Zara are an excellent example of how Philadelphias fashion, although mostly influenced by the culture and surroundings, but also by foreign styles as well. This network is truly what Globalization is all about. - Alison Campbell

Globalization

Because I made a picture that has negative tone toward globalization, I wanted to make another one with positive effects. As I mentioned in my last picture, globalization does not include every country. However, it certainly helped some countries, like India. Because globalization requires companies to compete others, each company tries its best to make the best product. Many manufacturers establish their branch in developing countries, expecting cheap labor and easy environmental policies, making new jobs and raising the standard of living. Globalization also gave works to women. For example, in India, not many women had jobs. But as the concept of globalization spreads and many different organizations came into India, many women had chance to have jobs. Ultimately, it provided more equality between men and women. In this picture, Santa Claus is the symbol of gifts and happiness. Many children believe in Santa and

think that he brings gifts for them. Thats why I put Santa beside a child, who looks hopeless. I wanted Santa to be as a representative of globalization who delivers gifts to people; happiness and hope. Oh, I wanted to use Santa from Julia, but I could not find that picture. I just searched in Google.

Globalisation has existed since the 1960s. Its meaning has evolved from one relating to a way of doing business in an international arena to the wide-ranging process that it has become today. Globalisation relates to the greater connectivity between different areas of our seemingly shrinking world and an increase in interdependence as a result. This is due to the fact that the manufacturing of goods and the provision of services takes place internationally and cna include all continents on a worldwide basis. This has been made possible by the relaxation of laws allowing foreign investment in countries which encouraged the rise of TransNational Corporations (TNCs), the increased provision and speed of international transport and developments in communication with the use of fax, telephone and e-mail that negates the impact of long distances.

Simply Globalisation is the....

way companies, ideas and lifestyles are spreading more and more easily around the world This means

the way you are influenced everyday by the processes of globalisation how the food you eat, the music you listen to and the clothes you wear are influenced by it how you are able to communicate with people across the world (internet) how you are influenced by and how you can influence people many thousands of miles away.

It is important that you recognise how people spread around the world are linked to each other or interdependent. This means that we are all linked to each other. The Global Fashion Industry This is a great example of how we are linked to the rest of the world. To make a pair of jeans many raw materials and processes are needed. This is described by Walter's Global Jeans.

HAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEST AFRICA BEEN AFFECTED BY SLAVERY AND OTHER FACTORS?
Wednesday July 07th 2010, 8:58 am Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

In this blog you will be able to understand how the Development Gap has grown and differentiate between historical, environmental and socio-economic reasons. In this world there are Development and Undeveloped countries. The developed countries are in the north hemisphere such as North America and Europe. On the other hand, the undeveloped countries are more in Africa and Asia. Keywords: Colonised- Taken over and ruled by another country Socio- Economic To do how people live and earn in their living Environmental- To do with the environment (air, water, wildlife and so on.) Development A process of change for change for the better in a place; the changes improve peoples lives. Historical reason: The European took all of the raw material by force to get what that and left them with nothing. Environmental reasons: The weather in some countries makes it difficult to grow crops. It would be either more rain than others than less rain. Socio- economic: Many countries have civil war so they are wasting a lot of money on fighting.

STATEMENT: IS GLOBALISATION A GOOD THING FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM?

Wednesday June 30th 2010, 8:50 am Filed under: Uncategorized | 2 Comments

In this blog I would be talking if globalisation is a good thing for the UK. I would be writing if I agree or disagree with this statement. Then I will state my final conclusion to this statement. I will start with the positive. Yes, to some extent I do agree with this statement because as the UK is a MEDC country. Many of the governments in the UK would agree with this statement because the government would get money from the big companies like Nike from the tax. Also the TNC in the UK would agree with this statement because they would make more money building their factories in LEDC countries like India and Indonesia. Also they would be workers in the UK that would agree with this statement because then they would not have to work. On the other hand, I disagree with this statement because as the UK is a MEDC there would be some issues finding jobs. As all the jobs has moved to LEDC countries and there would be little jobs for people as they only know one occupation. There would also be environmentalist that would disagree with this statement. This is because they would not like trees and other plants to be cut down to build up factories and that would harm the environment. Also many politicians around the UK would not agree with this statement because all the workers in the MEDC would not have a job and that would affect the countrys development. I disagree with the statement that globalisation is a good thing for the UK because as we know there is also a lot of fault in globalisation. Now globalisation is occurring in the UK,

they would be less jobs and people would become unemployed because they only know to do one thing and that would not be good if you want to apply for a job. If this is happening, it would not look good for the UK as it is one of the most popular countries in the world next to the Unites States of America.

What is globalisation?
Simon Jeffery explains the origins and meaning of the now ubiquitous term
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Simon Jeffery guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 October 2002 12.59 GMT Article history

It was the anti-globalisation movement that really put globalisation on the map. As a word it has existed since the 1960s, but the protests against this allegedly new process, which its opponents condemn as a way of ordering people's lives, brought globalisation out of the financial and academic worlds and into everyday current affairs jargon. But that scarcely brings us nearer to what globalisation means. The phenomenon could be a great deal of different things, or perhaps multiple manifestations of one prevailing trend. It has become a buzzword that some will use to describe everything that is happening in the world today. The dictionary definition is a great deal drier. Globalisation (n) is the "process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications" (Collins) or - from the US - to "make worldwide in scope or application" (Webster). The financial markets, however, are where the story begins. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the business model termed the "globalised" financial market came to be seen as an entity that could have more than just an economic impact on the parts of the world it touched. Globalisation came to be seen as more than simply a way of doing business, or running financial markets - it became a process. From then on

the word took on a life of its own. Centuries earlier, in a similar manner, the techniques of industrial manufacturing led to the changes associated with the process of industrialisation, as former country dwellers migrated to the cramped but booming industrial cities to tend the new machines. So how does the globalised market work? It is modern communications that make it possible; for the British service sector to deal with its customers through a call centre in India, or for a sportswear manufacturer to design its products in Europe, make them in south-east Asia and sell them in north America. But this is where the anti-globalisation side gets stuck in. If these practices replace domestic economic life with an economy that is heavily influenced or controlled from overseas, then the creation of a globalised economic model and the process of globalisation can also be seen as a surrender of power to the corporations, or a means of keeping poorer nations in their place. Low-paid sweatshop workers, GM seed pressed on developing world farmers, selling off state-owned industry to qualify for IMF and World Bank loans and the increasing dominance of US and European corporate culture across the globe have come to symbolise globalisation for some of its critics. The anti-globalisation movement is famously broad, encompassing environmentalists, anarchists, unionists, the hard left, some of the soft left, those campaigning for fair development in poorer countries and others who want to tear the whole thing down, in the same way that the original Luddites attacked mechanised spinning machines. Not everyone agrees that globalisation is necessarily evil, or that globalised corporations are running the lives of individuals or are more powerful than nations. Some say that the spread of globalisation, free markets and free trade into the developing world is the best way to beat poverty - the only problem is that free markets and free trade do not yet truly exist. Globalisation can be seen as a positive, negative or even marginal process. And regardless of whether it works for good or ill, globalisation's exact meaning will continue to be the subject of debate among those who oppose, support or simply observe it.

A recent report in the Press Gazette, the trade magazine for journalists, dealt with attempts by a BBC focus group to throw some light on how far television audiences understand news reports. In one clip, economics editor Evan Davies referred to "globalisation whatever that means". A panellist replied: "Well if he doesn't what it means, how the hell are we supposed to?"