Dear RCDF community, We hope this newsletter finds you well and in good spirit. We write to you as we … More
Tag: #Decolonial
Staging Our Own Decolonial Response: Global Fashioning Assembly 2022 (GFA22)
By Erica de Greef, October 2022 Exactly ten years after the first Non-Western Fashion Conference held in Rabat, Morocco in … More
Newsletter 2022#2
Dear RCDF community, We hope this letter finds you well and in good health. The last few months have been … More
Newsletter 2022#1
Dear RCDF Community, We hope you feel excited and energised for the new year ahead. We are looking forward to … More
Decolonizing Fashion is Work in Progress: Indian Story
Prof (Dr) Vaibbhavi Pruthviraj Ranavaade Professor Fashion Design , School of Design, Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune, India. Email address: … More
Annual General Meeting 2021
Thank you to everyone who was part of our first RCDF Annual General Meeting 2021. You can now watch the … More
Decolonial Fashion Practice #5
By Toby Slade For the Conversation on Decoloniality and Fashion online session on 5th June 2021, I joined co-convenors Angela Jansen, Shayna Goncalves … More
Decolonial Fashion Practice #4
By Erica de Greef For the Conversation on Decoloniality and Fashion online session on 1st May 2021, co-convenors Angela Jansen, Shayna Goncalves and … More
Sandra Niessen in Residency at the Jan van Eyck Academy, part 8
By Sandra Niessen Dear Participants in the Conversations to Redress a Fashion Disaster, Thank you for joining us in Maastricht … More
Sandra Niessen in Residency at the Jan van Eyck Academy, part 7 (wrapping up)
By Sandra Niessen The Climate Intensive for 2019 at the Van Eyck Academy is over. We are winding down, assessing … More
Sandra Niessen in Residency at the Jan van Eyck Academy, part 6
By Sandra Niessen FINDING (DE)COLONIALITY We are in the midst of the countdown. 4 November will soon be upon us. … More
Sandra Niessen in Residency at the Jan van Eyck Academy, part 5
By Sandra Niessen When I started my residency at the Van Eyck, I devoted time to exploring the three-way junction … More
Conversations to Redress a Fashion Disaster – Resources 2
The excitement of exchange amongst participants on the 4th of November has already begun. In response to the list of … More
Conversations to Redress a Fashion Disaster – Resources 1
On November 4, in Conversations to Redress a Fashion Disaster at the Jan Van Eyck Academy in Maastricht, we explore … More
Sandra Niessen in Residency at the Jan van Eyck Academy, part 4
By Sandra Niessen The RCDF programme on 4 November at the Van Eyck in Maastricht will include, among a variety … More
Conversations to Redress a Fashion Disaster, 4 November 2019
Decolonial Critiques to Fashion’s Climate Urgency Response 4 November 2019 Jan van Eyck Academy Maastricht Conversations to Redress a Fashion … More
Sandra Niessen in Residency at the Jan van Eyck Academy, part 3
By Sandra Niessen It has been a steep learning curve of a new type here at the Jan van Eyck. … More
Sandra Niessen in Residency at the Jan van Eyck Academy, part 2
Sandra Niessen, 4 October 2019 Here at the Van Eyck Academy in Maastricht, all roads are pointing to 4 November … More
Sandra Niessen in Residency at the Jan van Eyck Academy, part 1
Sandra Niessen, 26 September 2019 For three days, starting 4-6 November 2019, the Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht will … More
Decolonizing Fashion at the Costume Society of America 2019 Annual Symposium
By Arti Sandhu University of Cincinnati Mid-April 2019, the RCDF organized two research presentation panels for the Costume Society of … More
DECOLONIZING FASHION: Defying the ‘White Man’s Gaze’
Walter Crane, Imperial Federation: Map Showing the Extent of the British Empire in 1886. Colour lithograph. Published by Maclure & … More
‘A Decolonial Approach to the Singapore Fashion System,’ by Baey Shi Chen
Image Caption: Menswear that stages a conversation between Eastern and Western fashion while challenging gender norms. Label: Jon Max Goh. … More