Funeral, But Make It Fashion: Interview with Michelle Chikaonda

Think planning a funeral is tough, imagine doing it trans-continentally! Michelle Chikaonda discusses the cultural implications involved in her fashion choices for her father's funeral in Malawi, an event in which the guest of honor was actually fashionably late! We also talk about eulogy writing and the strange, but kind of endearing, trend of theme funerals.

Check out these links to Michelle's published work:

My Father’s Death Changed the Way I Think About Time, Modern Loss (2020)

The Things Dad Used to Say (2019)

Mourning Clothes, Anti-Heroin Chic (2019)

Tailoring My Clothes, Fitting into My Life in America, Catapult (2019)

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