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Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession, an interview with Darnell-Jamal Lisby

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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The Origins of Egyptian Ideology

Fashion is something so connected to our humanity and who we are individually I thought it might be a great way to merge my desires on both ends through a medium that is obviously my expertise. So when do we see other cultures begin to develop a fascination with Egyptian aesthetics? Oh from the beginning I mean ancient Egypt. And at that time ancient Egypt was one of the superpowers of the ancient world. It was an epicenter of trade and of course this is going to breed even more cross cultural pollination.

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