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Article: HAMPTONITES GET GLIMPSE OF LURE OF AFRICAN FASHION.
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- May 26, 2006
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Byline: Jessica Iredale
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - From Savile Row to the Serengeti, Andrew Bolton, associate curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, demonstrated his knack for seamless transitions at the Parrish Art Museum here last week.
Fresh off the Met's Union Jack romp "AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion," which was unveiled earlier this month, Bolton tackled the subject of traditional African garb and its widely interpreted influence on Western fashion in a talk titled "The Lure of Africa: From Saint Laurent to Gaultier," as part of the exhibition "Power Dressing: Men's Fashion and Prestige in Africa," ...