Daijah Fleming Capstone

For my capstone, I wanted to bring attention to current fashion trends in society and how they are influenced by black culture. As an African American woman, I feel passionate about my capstone as I believe my culture is often appropriated. I believe that today’s society is highly influenced by black culture. A plethora of people lack understanding and are uneducated on where these “fashion trends” originate from which causes cultural appropriation. Black culture includes specific hairstyles, jewelry pieces, long acrylic nails, velour tracksuits, accessories, etc. For this project, I knew a substantial amount of research and collaboration would have to be done. I knew having a photoshoot would be the best way to capture the importance of black culture and the points I wanted to emphasize. My finished product is a presentation consisting of photos from the photoshoot and research that I did.

Throughout this entire process, I learned how to effectively collaborate with my peers. I was challenged to use outside resources and work closely with them as well. I gained more knowledge about the history and origins of black culture, which is important to me because it is my culture. I hope after diving into my capstone everyone can grow an appreciation and gain respect for black culture and its history.

Capstone: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x8zzVQLG_p8N0eEPXuMxshhUL2rd8Xjm7DGgEKIEtBg/edit?usp=sharing

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19PhvJPNW-T4zBJHUsgdzm8zFfTGW6M8QcVN1Jfxf6MQ/edit?usp=sharing