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Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how
we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect the politics and
preoccupations of the society that produced it. A Cultural History
of Western Fashion guides you through the relationships between
haute couture and ready-to-wear designer fashions, popular culture,
big business, high-tech production, as well as traditional and
social media. Exploring fashion's interdisciplinary nature, English
and Munroe also highlight the parallel evolution of clothing design
and the other visual arts over the last 150 years. This new edition
includes expanded coverage of the build up to the First World War
and brings this classic text up to date. There is also a new
chapter on smart textiles and technology, exploring the work of
Hussein Chalayan and Iris Van Herpen among others, and expanded
coverage of the role of sustainability in the contemporary fashion
industry, including biosynthetic textile production and Stella
McCartney's use of vegan leather.
Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how
we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect the politics and
preoccupations of the society that produced it. A Cultural History
of Western Fashion guides you through the relationships between
haute couture and ready-to-wear designer fashions, popular culture,
big business, high-tech production, as well as traditional and
social media. Exploring fashion's interdisciplinary nature, English
and Munroe also highlight the parallel evolution of clothing design
and the other visual arts over the last 150 years. This new edition
includes expanded coverage of the build up to the First World War
and brings this classic text up to date. There is also a new
chapter on smart textiles and technology, exploring the work of
Hussein Chalayan and Iris Van Herpen among others, and expanded
coverage of the role of sustainability in the contemporary fashion
industry, including biosynthetic textile production and Stella
McCartney's use of vegan leather.
Over the past 40 years, Japanese designers have led the way in
aligning fashion with art and ideology, as well as addressing
identity and social politics through dress. They have demonstrated
that both creative and commercial enterprise is possible in today's
international fashion industry, and have refused to compromise
their ideals, remaining autonomous and independent in their design,
business affairs and distribution methods. The inspirational
Miyake, Yamamoto and Kawakubo have gained worldwide respect and
admiration and have influenced a generation of designers and
artists alike. Based on twelve years of research, this book
provides a richly detailed and uniquely comprehensive view of the
work of these three key designers. It outlines their major
contributions and the subsequent impact that their work has had
upon the next generation of fashion and textile designers around
the world. Designers discussed include: Issey Miyake, Yohji
Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, Naoki Takizawa, Dai Fujiwara, Junya
Watanabe, Tao Kurihara, Jun Takahashi, Yoshiki Hishinuma, Junichi
Arai, Reiko Sudo & the Nuno Corporation, Makiko Minagawa,
Hiroshi Matsushita, Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van
Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Bikkembergs, Alexander McQueen,
Hussein Chalayan and Helmut Lang.
Over the past 40 years, Japanese designers have led the way in
aligning fashion with art and ideology, as well as addressing
identity and social politics through dress. They have demonstrated
that both creative and commercial enterprise is possible in today's
international fashion industry, and have refused to compromise
their ideals, remaining autonomous and independent in their design,
business affairs and distribution methods. The inspirational
Miyake, Yamamoto and Kawakubo have gained worldwide respect and
admiration and have influenced a generation of designers and
artists alike. Based on twelve years of research, this book
provides a richly detailed and uniquely comprehensive view of the
work of these three key designers. It outlines their major
contributions and the subsequent impact that their work has had
upon the next generation of fashion and textile designers around
the world. Designers discussed include: Issey Miyake, Yohji
Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, Naoki Takizawa, Dai Fujiwara, Junya
Watanabe, Tao Kurihara, Jun Takahashi, Yoshiki Hishinuma, Junichi
Arai, Reiko Sudo & the Nuno Corporation, Makiko Minagawa,
Hiroshi Matsushita, Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van
Noten, Walter Beirendonck, Dirk Bikkembergs, Alexander McQueen,
Hussein Chalayan and Helmut Lang.
Australian Fashion Unstitched provides a compelling and
authoritative survey of the myriad influences and attributes of
Australian fashion over the last sixty years. This post-war period
saw Australia's fashion industry come of age. The word couturier
became part of the Australian lexicon and glamorous Paris catwalk
shows graced our shores, showcasing overseas styling to large
audiences in our major cities. Displaying pride in our nationhood
and paying tribute to our heritage, our young and emerging
designers, in turn, embarked upon a long, sometimes arduous journey
to offer Australian fashion to the world. Unique indigenous textile
design, cutting-edge swimwear, and fresh interpretations of global
trends infiltrated the international marketplace, sustaining and
bolstering the trademark of Australian design. Australian Fashion
Unstitched narrates this fascinating story through the eyes of the
designers themselves, as well as the journalists, academics,
fashion photographers and museum curators who represent this
vibrant industry.
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