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Refashioning Style From The Outside-In: A Pakistani Diasporic Response, Sidra Sohail Khawaja
Refashioning Style From The Outside-In: A Pakistani Diasporic Response, Sidra Sohail Khawaja
Theses and Dissertations
Pakistan’s traditionalists and modernists hold opposing political, religious, social and nationalist views creating a constant tension within the culture. This tension creates a fashion industry with two extremes, one side reflecting traditional influences and the other reflecting western trends. I address the tension by analysing the craft and context of traditional Pakistani men’s clothing and incorporating traditional construction techniques into garments that reflect aspects of both points of view. In a series of five looks, I extract from influences like Persian, North Indian, Afghani, Colonial and Neo-Colonial, to generate hybridized garments that offer a new perspective, blending traditional elements with …