Couture Culture

Author : Nancy J. Troy
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9780262701037
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Couture Culture written by Nancy J. Troy and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 2004 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the multiple connections between art and haute couture, in particular the activities of Paul Poiret, focusing on the tension between originality and reproduction in fashion, theater, and visual art.

Author : Alexandra Cunningham Cameron
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847868192
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Willi Smith written by Alexandra Cunningham Cameron and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African-American fashion designer Willi Smith, pioneer of streetwear and visionary collaborator, finally gets his due in an exuberant celebration of his life and work. Before Off-White, before Hood By Air, before Supreme, there was WilliWear. Willi Smith created inclusive and liberating fashion: "I don't design clothes for the queen, but the people who wave at her as she goes by," he said. A rising star from the time he left Parsons, Smith went on to found WilliWear with Laurie Mallet in 1976 and became one of the most successful designers of his era by his untimely death in 1987. Smith broke boundaries with his streetwear, or "street couture," and trailblazed the collaborations between artists, performers, and designers commonplace today in projects with SITE Architects, Nam June Paik, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Spike Lee, Dan Friedman, Bill T. Jones, and Arnie Zane. Essays by leading figures from the worlds of fashion, art, architecture, and cultural studies paired with never before-seen images and ephemera make Willi Smith essential reading for the history of streetwear culture and the evolution of fashion from the 1970s to today.

Author : Ruth E. Funk
Publisher : Panache Partners LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781933415819
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ruth E. Funk written by Ruth E. Funk and published by Panache Partners LLC. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating exploration into the engaging world of artist Ruth E. Funk’s remarkable body of work, this beautifully compiled visual catalog is replete with brilliant imagery and layered with enlightening insights into her craft. This inspiring collection is complemented by the stunning photographic documentation of her work, showcasing Funk’s unique design aesthetic as applied to wearable art, her passion for the medium, and her innate understanding of evolving fashion. Exemplifying the artist’s versatile design techniques through her hand-sewn and embellished one-of-a-kind pieces - coupled with her vast knowledge of garment-making and fiber art jewelry - this delightful monograph is an authoritative historical documentation of a talented and beloved American artist’s contribution to the fiber and style community worldwide and an essential textile art guide for the design and fashion enthusiast.

Author : Valerie Steele
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474245498
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paris Fashion written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris has been the international capital of fashion for more than 300 years. Even before the rise of the haute couture, Parisians were notorious for their obsession with fashion, and foreigners eagerly followed their lead. From Charles Frederick Worth to Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent, fashion history is dominated by the names of Parisian couturiers. But Valerie Steele's Paris Fashion is much more than just a history of great designers. This fascinating book demonstrates that the success of Paris ultimately rests on the strength of its fashion culture – created by a host of fashion performers and spectators, including actresses, dandies, milliners, artists, and writers. First published in 1988 to great international acclaim, this pioneering book has now been completely revised and brought up to date, encompassing the rise of fashion's multiple world cities in the 21st century. Lavishly illustrated, deeply learned, and elegantly written, Valerie Steele's masterwork explores with brilliance and flair why Paris remains the capital of fashion.

Author : Andrew Bolton
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0300191855
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Punk written by Andrew Bolton and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the impact of punk on fashion, focusing on its do-it-yourself, rip-it-to-shreds ethos, the antithesis of couture.

Author : Des Taylor
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 1782766200
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scarlett Couture (complete collection) written by Des Taylor and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If looks could kill¡­ And in the case of Scarlett Couture, they really can! Walking a razor¡¯s edge between glamorous supermodel and lethal CIA operative, Scarlett is the ultimate femme fatale ¨C as beautiful as she is dangerous, as smart as she is tough! And she¡¯ll need all her skills and talents for her newest, most-explosive case! Kidnapped supermodels, shark-infested wrecks, blistering gun battles, and little black dresses ¨C Operation Stardust has it all! Collects Scarlett Couture #1-4

Author : Tillmann Prüfer
Publisher : Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN 13 : 9783899555721
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traditional Couture written by Tillmann Prüfer and published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional clothing is essentially haute couture. Made with high quality fabrics and elaborate workmanship, it embodies cultural heritage and style. Encompassing a surprising variety of garments, it represents premium handcraft, an awareness of tradition, a sense of belonging, and an affinity to one's homeland. At the same time, folkloric clothing is inspiring some of today and tomorrow's most ambitious and radical fashion designers. In 'Traditional Couture,' photographer Gregor Hohenberg succeeds in building a visual bridge between the outmoded and the avant-garde in German folkloric fashion. He portrays the individuals, young and old alike, who wear traditional attire in all the regions of his homeland, as well as their surroundings.

Author : Anne Zazzo
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 2080201387
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paris Haute Couture written by Anne Zazzo and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of high fashion in Paris from Madame Grès and Balenciaga to Yves Saint Laurent and Yohji Yamamoto, spanning all aspects from clothing and accessories to perfume. Ever since Charles Frederick Worth dressed the Empress Eugénie in the 1860s, launching a "golden century" for dressmaking, Parisian haute couture has been a source of endless admiration and fascination. Its emphasis on exquisite design and meticulous craftsmanship propelled it to the forefront of the fashion industry. The position and practices of haute couture may have evolved over time, but the work of many contemporary couturiers reveals a strong sense of continuity, from the creations of Jeanne Lanvin and Christian Dior, through to their modern counterparts in Jean-Paul Gaultier or Viktor & Rolf. This chronological study traces the history of the esteemed couture houses of Paris, examining the role of the designer and the extraordinary craftsmanship behind the finished creations, the place of haute couture in Parisian culture, and its influence in the wider fashion industry. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between haute couture and the client, as well as the dualities in modern haute couture—its sense of exclusivity and quasi-mythical aura countered by an ever-increasing reach into popular consciousness and attainability. This volume is richly illustrated with images of the most superb pieces created by exceptional designers. Various incarnations of Chanel’s timeless quilted handbag, Fath’s charmingly patterned silk scarves, and Poiret’s elegant perfume bottles demonstrate that haute couture encompasses far more than just clothing.

Author : Bonnie English
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350150908
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cultural History of Western Fashion written by Bonnie English and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Michelle Jones
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262046571
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Couture and the Making of a Fashion Centre written by Michelle Jones and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How design collaboration, networks, and narratives contributed to the establishment of a recognized English couture industry in the 1930s and 1940s. In the 1930s and 1940s, English fashion houses, spurred by economic and wartime crises, put London on the map as a major fashion city. In this book, Michelle Jones examines the creation of a London-based couture industry during these years, exploring how designer collaboration and the construction of specific networks and narratives supported and shaped the English fashion economy. Haute couture—the practice of creative made-to-measure womenswear—was widely regarded as inherently French. Jones shows how an English version emerged during a period of economic turbulence, when a group of designers banded together in a collective effort to shift power within the international fashion system. Jones considers the establishment of this form of English design practice, analyzing the commercial, social, and political factors that shaped the professional identity of the London couturiers. She focuses on collaborative activity that supported this form of elite, craft-based fashion production—from the prewar efforts of the Fashion Group of Great Britain to the wartime establishment of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, modeled loosely after French fashion’s governing body, the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. It was these collective efforts by couturiers that established and sustained London’s place as an internationally recognized center for creative fashion.