Dr Christine Shaw-Checinska sees fashion as a way of pushing back against stereotypes and resisting limitations based on negative readings of racial, cultural and gendered difference - her gold dance shoes are her act of disobedience and in this talk she encourages us all to find our own.
Looking at the relationship between cloth, culture and race, Christine examines the fascinating cultural exchanges that occur beyond borders as a result of movement and migration expressed through the clothes we wear, the objects we collect and the art that we make.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx