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Fashion-speak is a living language,
ever evolving to better describe
dress images presented
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And the word is
Afropunk
af ‘ro – punk (n.)
- refers to a primarily musical movement, which embraces rudiments of
American punk scene and Black American cultural aspects
2. the segment of the Black American community active in the
world of punk – subculture, once an essentially White domain
3. born from this movement is the annual Afropunk Music Festival
launched, 2002 and celebrated each August in Brooklyn, NYC.
Afropunk Music Festival, 2015 was hosted 22 -23 August 2015 at
Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park.
4. the fashion aesthetics associated with the melding of
elements of punk and African dress sensibilities:
fabrication / styling (with hair and clothing)
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Fashion / Music Fusion
Afropunk Dress Sense
Afropunk Hair Groove
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