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This is a 7 page paper discussing the idea that fashion can be used and is used by the black community in Britain as a means of empowerment and self-identity. Although there has been an established black community in Britain for over 400 years, inequality still exists. Critics believe that this generation of blacks in Britain associated themselves more with their blackness than their parents’ heredity or that of Britain. The blacks in Britain have begun several forms of resistance one of which is reflected in their fashions and clothing which are similar to that of African Americans. Through the Black Fashion Collective, African Americans have established a unified black fashion industry which also does a great deal of support of African American non-profit services. Critics however do not know if establishing a black fashion industry in Britain will succeed or be considered “trendy” as was the black artists’ movement in the 1980s.
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Britain. At this point, a black person with a degree has less of a chance of employment in Britain than an uneducated white person. Currently, there are over 1.5 million
blacks living in Britain with over 70% residing in the London area. Researchers determine that the most recent generation of blacks is the first that have not associated themselves with
the heritage of their parents or that of Britain but more so with their blackness as seen in their fashion and clothing and their association with blacks in America. Fashion
has been seen as a means for self-identity and empowerment since the 1950s when researchers noticed that individuals and groups began to alter fashions to accommodate cultural influences. Recently, in
the United States, the Black Fashion Collective has been formed to unite and empower black fashion designers who are committed to establishing black fashion and also separating it from the
traditional materialistic association of fashion by supporting African American non-profit services at the same time. Many well established African Americans have become clients of the collective and have firmly established
black fashion in the United States. In Britain however, although it appears the black community emulates the black fashion statement in the U.S., critics fear that black fashion may just
be considered a trend similar to the popularity of black art and artists in the 1980s. The history of "Black England" spans many
centuries and the black community in Britain has experienced many mixed identities over the past several hundred years. In many cases, Britons have often been in awe of the black
community as well as in fear of them. In the 1800s, black men and women in Britain were considered objects of desire for their sex and talents yet also loathed
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