这本由来自印度、欧洲和北美的专家撰写的令人陶醉和视觉丰富的书,是为了配合一个庆祝印度服饰、纺织品和刺绣对西方时尚的长期历史贡献的大型展览而出版的。从十八世纪引进的金特兹制衣面料到十九世纪初对印度轻薄面料、佩斯利和奇坎刺绣的流行,再到更大的帝国和文化占有的现实,本卷收录了绘画、时尚雜誌 社论和历史上拥护印度风格的有影响力人物的肖像。灿烂的皇家蓝、金盏花和紫红色的传统色调;复杂的伊卡特和花布图案;以及赊华的纺织品使每一页都充满了活力。档案和当代时尚故事包括摄影师拍摄的万花筒式的图片,如1967年亨利-克拉克在乌代浦尔,1999年亚瑟-埃尔戈特在斋浦尔,以及2011年米卡尔-扬森在果阿与印度女演员拉克希米-梅农的合影。传统的印度刺绣技术;设计图案;以及诸如纱丽、Jodhpurs和头巾等服饰形式被着茗设计师Paul Poiret、Elsa Schiaparelli、Pierre Balmain、Zandra Rhodes、Halston、Yves Saint Laurent、Oscar de la Renta、Gianni Versace、Jean Paul Gaultier和Alexander McQueen以及大量当代印度设计师重新演绎。
This intoxicating and visually rich volume with texts by experts from India, Europe, and North America is published to accompany a major exhibition that celebrates the long historical contributions that Indian dress, textiles, and embroidery have had on Western fashion. From the introduction of chintz dressmaking fabrics in the eighteenth century to the early nineteenth-century vogue for light Indian fabrics, paisleys, and chikan embroideries to larger realities of empire and cultural appropriation, this volume features paintings, fashion magazine editorials, and portraits of influential people who championed Indian style throughout history. Traditional hues of brilliant royal blue, marigold, and fuchsia; intricate ikat and calico patterns; and sumptuous textiles enliven every page. Archival and contemporary fashion stories include kaleidoscopic images by photographers such as Henry Clarke in Udaipur in 1967, Arthur Elgort in Jaipur in 1999, and Mikael Jansson in Goa with Indian actress Lakshmi Menon in 2011. Traditional Indian embroidery techniques; design motifs; and dress forms such as saris, jodhpurs, and turbans are reimagined by renowned designers Paul Poiret, Elsa Schiaparelli, Pierre Balmain, Zandra Rhodes, Halston, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta, Gianni Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Alexander McQueen, in addition to a wealth of contemporary Indian designers.
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