In late-1990s Britain, the salwaar-kameez or 'Punjabi suit' emerged as a high-fashion garment. Popular both on the catwalk and on the street, it made front-page news when worn by Diana, Princess of Wales and by Cherie Booth, the wife of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.In her ethnography of the local and global design economies established by Asian women fashion entrepreneurs, Parminder Bhachu focuses on the transformation of the salwaar-kameez from negatively coded 'ethnic clothing' to a global garment fashionable both on the margins and in the mainstream. Exploring the design and sewing businesses, shops and street fashions in which this revolution has taken place, she shows how the salwaar-kameez is today at the heart of new economic micro-markets which themselves represent complex, powerfully coded means of cultural dialogue and racial politics. The innovative designs of second-generation British Asian women are drawn from characteristically improvisational migrant cultural codes. Through their hybrid designs and creation of new aesthetics, these women cross cultural boundaries, battling with racism and redefining both Asian and British identities. At the same time, their border-cr... [Read More]

The material of this princess costume is polyester, organza and mesh.Brooch on the top can be removable. If you want to make the skirt more puffy as pictured, it is better to wear a CrinolineFloor length style. Drop shoulder cutting would enhance the Aurora costume beauty & pullover style with elastic waist to adjustLace work ruffled embellishes the bodice with pleuche back; Organza layers on the skirt;These ingenious designs embody the elegance of the princess Aurora dressIt is a nice set for Halloween dress up, Christmas,cosplay & theme partyBefore wearing, we recommend to use steam to get out wrinkles to

Pretty yellow satiny dress with multilayered full skirt and pink flower accents. Knee length. Child small fits sizes

Dress up in style with this Beauty and the Beast Women's Blue Belle Halloween Costume, Adults. Make your celebration extra fun with this quality wearable. This Disney Belle costume is ideal for costume parties or trick-or-treating. It includes a dress with apron and a bow for your hair. This outfit will let you relive your childhood dream and the magic of the past. All you have to do is add a pair of shoes to complete the costume.Beauty and the Beast Belle Blue Dress, Women's Adult Halloween