Fashion In Steel

Author : Stefan Krause
Publisher : Other Distribution
ISBN 13 : 9780300230864
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fashion in Steel written by Stefan Krause and published by Other Distribution. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gloriously illustrated volume that looks at the remarkable armor of a key Habsburg commander and its relationship to contemporary Renaissance fashion This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art--the Landsknecht armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1523). Recently conserved to its original glory, this magnificent suit of armor, made for a trusted courtier, diplomat, and commander of infantry units for the Habsburgs, deceives the eye: the steel sleeves drape in graceful folds, with cuts in the surface, suggesting the armor is made from cloth rather than metal. The author of this fascinating volume explores the question: why does the armor look this way? Stefan Krause delves back five centuries to the political, social, and cultural context in which von Rogendorf lived. Among other key venues in the Holy Roman Empire, this story takes the reader to the court of Emperor Charles V in Spain and to Augsburg, the leading center of armor making, where Rogendorf was introduced to the court armorer of Charles V, Kolman Helmschmid (1471-1532). Helmschmid was famous for his inventive and masterfully sculptured works, and this book elaborates on his unique contributions to the history of armor, and how and why von Rogendorf's suit was informed by contemporary fashion. Distributed for the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

Author : Valerie Steele
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women of Fashion written by Valerie Steele and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the increasing prominence of women in the fashion design and examines their contributions to twentieth-century fashion.

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Total Pages : 1852 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industry Week written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131745166X
Total Pages : 1785 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Clothing and Fashion written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 1785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a global, multicultural, social, and economic perspective, this work explores the diverse and colourful history of human attire. From prehistoric times to the age of globalization, articles cover the evolution of clothing utility, style, production, and commerce, including accessories (shoes, hats, gloves, handbags, and jewellery) for men, women, and children. Dress for different climates, occupations, recreational activities, religious observances, rites of passages, and other human needs and purposes - from hunting and warfare to sports and space exploration - are examined in depth and detail. Fashion and design trends in diverse historical periods, regions and countries, and social and ethnic groups constitute a major area of coverage, as does the evolution of materials (from animal fur to textiles to synthetic fabrics) and production methods (from sewing and weaving to industrial manufacturing and computer-aided design). Dress as a reflection of social status, intellectual and artistic trends, economic conditions, cultural exchange, and modern media marketing are recurring themes. Influential figures and institutions in fashion design, industry and manufacturing, retail sales, production technologies, and related fields are also covered.

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Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Month's dress and fashion written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patrik Aspers
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400835186
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Orderly Fashion written by Patrik Aspers and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For any market to work properly, certain key elements are necessary: competition, pricing, rules, clearly defined offers, and easy access to information. Without these components, there would be chaos. Orderly Fashion examines how order is maintained in the different interconnected consumer, producer, and credit markets of the global fashion industry. From retailers in Sweden and the United Kingdom to producers in India and Turkey, Patrik Aspers focuses on branded garment retailers--chains such as Gap, H&M, Old Navy, Topshop, and Zara. Aspers investigates these retailers' interactions and competition in the consumer market for fashion garments, traces connections between producer and consumer markets, and demonstrates why market order is best understood through an analysis of its different forms of social construction. Emphasizing consumption rather than production, Aspers considers the larger retailers' roles as buyers in the production market of garments, and as potential objects of investment in financial markets. He shows how markets overlap and intertwine and he defines two types of markets--status markets and standard markets. In status markets, market order is related to the identities of the participating actors more than the quality of the goods, whereas in standard markets the opposite holds true. Looking at how identities, products, and values create the ordered economic markets of the global fashion business, Orderly Fashion has wide implications for all modern markets, regardless of industry.

Author : Geoff Alexander
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147666949X
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America Goes Hawaiian written by Geoff Alexander and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Hawaiian and Polynesian culture come to dramatically alter American music, fashion and decor, as well as ideas about race, in less than a century? It began with mainland hula and musical performances in the late 19th century, rose dramatically as millions shipped to Hawaii during the Pacific War, then made big leap with the advent of low-cost air travel. By the end of the 1950s, mainlanders were hosting tiki parties, listening to exotic music, lazing on rattan furniture in Hawaiian shirts and, of course, surfing. Increasingly, they were marrying people outside of their own racial groups as well. The author describes how this cultural conquest came about and the people and events that led to it.

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Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lady's Gazette of Fashion written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 684 pages
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Download or read book The Metal Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes monthly "Abstracts of recent literature relating to non-ferrous and ferrous metals."

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Total Pages : 978 pages
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