Artwear：Fashion and Anti-Fashion

图书标准信息

• 作者 Melissa Leventon 著
• 出版社 Thames & Hudson
• 出版时间 2005-05
• ISBN 9780500285374
• 定价 282.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 160页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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Poisedatthejunctureofart,craftandfashion,artwearhasbothchallengedandblurredculturalboundariesforthepastthirty-fiveyears.Inthisrichlyillustratedhistoryofwearableart,MelissaLeventonputsthegenreincontextasthelatestinthelonglineofaestheticdressreformsthatbeganwiththeArtsandCraftsmovement.Shegoesontotraceitsdevelopmentfromthestreetstylesandstudiofiberartofthe1960sand1970stothepresentday,highlightingmanyofitsleadingpractitionersanddiscussingitscharacteristicforms,processesandinfluences.

Acrochetedwoolcoatofexuberanttexturesandglowingcolors,ashibori-dyedandpleatedsilkvestofbaroquesensuousness,aheaddressofintricatelyruchedribbonintheshapeofaleapingfish,aneveninggownwovenfromshreddeddollarhills,akimonothatportraysaduskysummersky,astartling,seven-sleevedshirt-thesearejustafewofthebeautiful,imaginative,provocative,evensurrealworksofartwearfeaturedinthebook,whichincludesexamplesfromNorthAmerica,Europe,Australia,NewZealand,KoreaandJapan.Thefullspectrumofworkrangesfrompiecesthatareonlytechnicallywearable,tochallenginggarmentscreatedspecificallyforperformance,toone-of-a-kindworksthatareasathomeonone'sbackasonthewall,toluxuriouslimited-editionclothing.

Artwear:FashionandAnti-fashionwillbeinvaluabletofashiondesignersandstudents,artandtextilesprofessionals,craftspeopleandanyonewithaninterestinthefashionworld.

【作者简介】

Curator of Textiles at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from 1992 to 2002, Melissa Leventon is now an independent consultant specializing in costumes and textiles.