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Fashion Zeitgeist - Trends and Cycles in the Fashion System (Paperback, English ed)
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Fashion Zeitgeist - Trends and Cycles in the Fashion System (Paperback, English ed)
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Although it is appealing to think that fashion has taken a sharp
turn away from conventions established in the industry over the
past century and more, is this really the case? Or are 'pioneering'
designs simply part of a cyclical revival of forgotten fashions?
Looking at some of the most influential designers of the twentieth
century, Vinken considers the politics and philosophies that have
been the driving forces directing their sense of style.Vinken
describes 'Fashion Zeitgeist' as a trend characterized by
representations of traces of the past. She considers the key
concepts behind designers such as Yamamoto, Gaultier, and
Lagerfeld. The originality of Yamamoto's multi-layered look stems
from his philosophy that it is the individual sum of experience
that is important, not the collective consequences of history.
Martin Margiela, although he himself refuses to be photographed or
appear in the public eye, brings new individuality into fashion.
Chanel, under the direction of Karl Lagerfeld, is viewed as the
only fashion house to have remained fresh after 100 years, yet is
this success essentially proof of the self-referential qualities
fashion has adopted? What inspired the fetish for labels at the end
of the twentieth century? Answering these questions and many more,
this concise and thought-provoking book shows how beauty, gender,
sexuality, commerce and dandyism have persisted in defining the
fashion system.
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