ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that the history of political protest and resistance in Northeast India highlights fashion as an agent of communication and a site where power locates. The use of dress as a form of protest in Northeast India is embedded in the dynamic of relations between the region and the other parts of India. The dress is seen as a symbol to affirm a sense of a distinct cultural identity that is often at conflict or running parallel to identities and norms that are prevailing in other parts of India. In recent times, the use of fashion as a form of protest and political resistance is gaining momentum among the youths of the region, especially Korean fashion. With the proliferation of global media, its use as a means of resistance has been eased by the availability of transnational images and symbols through internet and social media; these are favoured over national ones, and not only appropriated to express collective identities but also given new meanings.
