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Canadian Fashion Economies: A Select History of Fashion Culture, Commerce, and Colonization

By (author) Mark Joseph O'Connell

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A vital re-examination of Canadian cultural and commercial history told through key fashion objects from First Nations, colonial settlers, and contemporary Canadian culture. Traditional narratives of fashion tend to ignore sophisticated pre-colonial networks, First Nation innovations and techniques, and their contributions to colonial dress. From exquisite Chilkat weavings to the iconic Hudsonâ€™s Bay Company blanket coat, by way of ribbon skirts, quilts, and a beaver-fur top hat, this rich study uses Canadian fashion objects as a research tool to illuminate neglected areas in North American fashion history. Using vivid object-based research, Oâ€™Connell maps out pre-colonial economic networks spanning the entire continent, global colonial textile and fur trades, and the material culture of French and English migrant populations in the â€˜New Worldâ€™, and equips readers with a framework for more nuanced and inclusive histories of Canadian culture and commerce. Unexpected, overlooked stories emerge as central to Canadaâ€™s fashion history, from hybrid fashion cultures to re-used textiles in settler communities, and Oâ€™Connell highlights contemporary Canadian artists and designers who point to new possibilities to reclaim and preserve this cultural heritage.

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