This handsome volume is the only book to present the story behind
the remarkable fashion house of Missoni, whose midcentury designs
for patterns and textiles have become iconic throughout the world.
Rosita and Ottavio Missoni launched their eponymous fashion house
in 1953, combining art and fashion to create a unique style
recognized all over the world. Since it was established, Missoni
has been known for expertly produced, lightweight, delicate knit
separates that combine innovative and fractured stripes, plaids,
patchworks, ethnic effects, mosaics, zigzags, and flame stitch
patterns in vivid and striking color combinations. A Missoni
sweater is truly a luxurious, exclusive object, and this volume
documents the venerable past and the multifaceted present of a
signature fashion house that made Italy a center of fashion and
design innovation. With previously unpublished material from both
the family and the company archives, this volume is a look into the
creative and artistic world of Missoni. Missoni is also known for
its collaborations with great photographers, illustrators,
historians, connoisseurs, artists, writers, journalists, and
fashion editors of the day. This book also explores many of the
world s great contemporary talents that have contributed to Missoni
designs, including Balthus, Antonio Lopez, Diana Vreeland, Anna
Piaggi, Enzo Biagi, Tonino Guerra, Brunetta, Maria Pezzi, and many
others. The book is organized into chapters as follows: Missoni by
Missoni / Beauty and Harmony - the origins of a fashion family /
International Triumph - from the 1967 fashion show scandal to the
1973 Neiman Marcus Fashion Award / Casa Missoni / Missoni and the
Performing Arts / An Art Style - lines, zigzags, and informal
creations.
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