Made in China, fashioned in Africa
Ethnic dress in Ethiopia and Mozambique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2103642 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johanna Von Pezold (0000-0003-3173-8756, corresponding author), M Driessen (0000-0003-0678-3643) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 317-336 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0001972021000085 |
| OpenAlex | W3134980537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 32 |
The influx of Chinese-made African ethnic dress has been central to debates about the consequences of the growing Chinese presence in Africa. Exploring the reception of the Chinese-producedcapulanain Mozambique andnet'elain Ethiopia, we demonstrate that Mozambican and Ethiopian manufacturers and traders, from the grass roots up to cultural elites, engage with Chinese imports with creativity and verve. While welcoming Chinese materials for their affordability, bold and bright colours and suitability for dressmaking, they fashion them in ways that fit their own tastes and the local fashion trends. We distinguish three practices by which people do this: first, by incorporating Chinese materials or design elements into their own products; second, by co-creating new designs and dress with their Chinese counterparts; and third, by altering the imported fabrics. Apart from fashioning imports, some manufacturers use strategies to distinguish their own products from Chinese counterparts. These strategies include naming practices linked to the stories of their origin and alterations to the material
China · Creativity · Ethnic chinese · Ethnic group · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · China's Global Influence and Migration · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Personal ties, digital tools
The Portrayal of China in Ethiopia’s Creative Works
Ethiopian Fashion Between Local Heritage and Global Horizons
China as data coloniser? rethinking cultural production, cultural mediation, and consumer agency on Kenyan and Chinese e-commerce platforms
Global China
Chinese Investment and the Rise of “Made in Africa” Fashion Production
From Your Size to My Size
Global China and everyday mediation in the Global South
Co-constructing fashion in a South–South context
Counterfeits as Social Goods
Fashions in Africa, and Africas in Fashion – Global Africa as Method
Chinese standards from the ground up
Locating the creative and entrepreneurial knowledge of African fashion designers
Transnational Chinese Beautyscapes
China–Africa Encounters
The Copyright Thing Doesn't Work Here
The Copyright Thing Doesn’t Work Here
Dress and Ethnicity
Ethnicity, Inc.
The Modernity Bluff
Viewing Africa through Fashion
Chinese Exports to Africa
Zanzibar and its Chinese communities
The Developmental Impact of Asian Drivers on Ethiopia with Emphasis on Small‐scale Footwear Producers
African-Print Fashion Now! A Story of Taste, Globalization, and Style
Caste and Class in Historical North-West Ethiopia
Negotiating China
Petty commodities, serious business
Impacts of Chinese imports and coping strategies of local producers
Chinese entrepreneurial migrants in Ghana
African Heritage Design
From Scotch Whisky to Chinese Sneakers
Farmer's Wife, Weaver's Wife
Writings on the wall
Introduction
Chinese Devils, the Global Market, and the Declining Power of Togo's Nana-Benzes
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |