Mambo clothing and Australian nobrow: Wearable art for a global audience

Chris McAuliffe

doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95168-0_8

Mambo clothing and Australian nobrow: Wearable art for a global audience

Chris McAuliffe^*

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Abstract

The history of the Mambo Clothing label, and its passage from subcultural underground to globally successful brand, is used a case study on the formation of a distinctively Australian version of 'nobrow' culture. In Mambo designs, links between surf culture, alternative politics, Ocker humour, and activist graphics reveal a critical consciousness underpinning popular streetwear.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	When Highbrow Meets Lowbrow
Subtitle of host publication	Popular Culture and the Rise of Nobrow
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	155-179
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781349951680
ISBN (Print)	9781137597724
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95168-0_8
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2017

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