Susan L Hannel
Biographic Data
| ID | 8574842 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan L Hannel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan L |
| FAMILY NAME | Hannel |
| SIGNATURE | HANNEL S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rhode Island |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9961-658X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The ‘roaring’ twenties and African wildlife in fashionable dress
African animal fur patterns were part of the flapper’s wardrobe. Fur trade publications and the fashion press specifically linked leopard to flapper fashion. Wearing leopard fur connected the modern woman to the wilds of jazz dance and sexual promiscuity for which she was known. Celebrity flappers like Nancy Cunard wore leopard. Illustrators like John Held Jr. made giraffe fur patterns part of this flapper look, though giraffe was short-lived and…
The ‘roaring’ twenties and African wildlife in fashionable dress
The fur and fur patterns of African animals were part of the fashion industry’s exoticization of Africa during the 1920s. Avant-garde interest in African sculpture, African textiles and African jewellery blended with the popularity of jazz music played by African Americans to create a market for fashionable clothing inspired by Africa. Using fur from African animals, and textile prints and embroideries imitating fur patterns, reflected the most c…
Costume Society of America Fellow 2023
the fellow honor, the highest bestowed by the Costume Society of America, recognizes Abby Lillethun’s outstanding contribution to the Costume Society of America and to the field of historic dress a
Africana” Textiles
Despite centuries of missionary work and trade along the African coasts, not until European colonization at the end of the nineteenth century did African art reach significant levels of visibility in Europe. French interest in Africa gained momentum when Picasso and others witnessed public performances by African-Americans of ragtime music and the cakewalk dance. This exposure led these artists to better appreciate the African sculpture they saw …
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Africana” Textiles
Despite centuries of missionary work and trade along the African coasts, not until European colonization at the end of the nineteenth century did African art reach significant levels of visibility in Europe. French interest in Africa gained momentum when Picasso and others witnessed public performances by African-Americans of ragtime music and the cakewalk dance. This exposure led these artists to better appreciate the African sculpture they saw …
Costume Society of America Fellow 2023
the fellow honor, the highest bestowed by the Costume Society of America, recognizes Abby Lillethun’s outstanding contribution to the Costume Society of America and to the field of historic dress a
The ‘roaring’ twenties and African wildlife in fashionable dress
African animal fur patterns were part of the flapper’s wardrobe. Fur trade publications and the fashion press specifically linked leopard to flapper fashion. Wearing leopard fur connected the modern woman to the wilds of jazz dance and sexual promiscuity for which she was known. Celebrity flappers like Nancy Cunard wore leopard. Illustrators like John Held Jr. made giraffe fur patterns part of this flapper look, though giraffe was short-lived and…
The ‘roaring’ twenties and African wildlife in fashionable dress
The fur and fur patterns of African animals were part of the fashion industry’s exoticization of Africa during the 1920s. Avant-garde interest in African sculpture, African textiles and African jewellery blended with the popularity of jazz music played by African Americans to create a market for fashionable clothing inspired by Africa. Using fur from African animals, and textile prints and embroideries imitating fur patterns, reflected the most c…
Art (4 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · Jazz (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Clothing (2 works) · Dance (2 works) · History (2 works)