Dress Code

T-shirts with motto prints are bought and are often worn as group outfits by Ballermann tourists. By dressing up, the actors identify themselves with the surrounding ecstatic atmosphere, and constructthemselves as outlaw personalities, fulfilling the social codes given through the prints. West African street vendors likewise wear and offer colorful and unusual accessories. Things that blink, shriek, move, protect, expose and help to be seen. Whom might this suit? Who are the buyers, sellers and actors of these costumes? Which realities are reflected and which diversions can be observed?