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Breaking the mode : contemporary fashion from the permanent collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art /

By:

Spilker, Kaye Durland

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Publication details: Milano, Italy : Skira ; New York, NY : Distributed in North America by Rizzoli International Publications, ©2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 213 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmISBN:

9788861303010
8861303013

Other title:

Contemporary fashion from the permanent collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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LOC classification:

TT507 .S652 2007

Contents:

Introduction / Kaye Durland Spilker -- Some Random Notes on Italian Fashion: The Fashion of Postmodernism / Paola Colaiacomo and Maria Luisa Frisa -- Construction -- Materials -- Form -- Concept.

Summary: "All of the tradition-based canons that governed the world of haute couture since the fifties were subverted by the creative genius of stylists who forged the history of today's fashion. Designers such as Franco Moschino, Christian Lacroix, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, and Thierry Mugler went beyond the preciousness of fabrics, the studied geometry, and immobility of finish that typified couture up until the middle of the twentieth century. They exploited advances in its latter half in both technique and material to create a women's fashion that is both innovative and elegant. Using the adaptability of synthetic fibers and new working methods, they changed the very concept of silhouette. Presented here alphabetically are forty of the most innovative of these designers in a combination of visual material with concise, descriptive texts by the book's curators. Photographs, sketches, drawings, and computer renderings explore their design processes and showcase their most exquisite womenswear, shoes, hats, and accessories. Breaking the Mode is an essential book for fashion insiders as well as anyone interested in popular culture and style." - product description.

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Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whitecliffe Library General Shelves	General	TT 507 SPI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0007256

880-01 Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, held Sep. 17, 2006-Jan. 7, 2007. Exhibition also held at Indianapolis Museum of Art from Mar. 16-Jun. 1 2008; and Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy, from Oct. 12, 2007-Jan. 20. 2008 with the title CONTROModa: la moda contemporanea della collezione permanente del Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Includes bibliographical references (page 213).

Introduction / Kaye Durland Spilker -- Some Random Notes on Italian Fashion: The Fashion of Postmodernism / Paola Colaiacomo and Maria Luisa Frisa -- Construction -- Materials -- Form -- Concept.

"All of the tradition-based canons that governed the world of haute couture since the fifties were subverted by the creative genius of stylists who forged the history of today's fashion. Designers such as Franco Moschino, Christian Lacroix, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, and Thierry Mugler went beyond the preciousness of fabrics, the studied geometry, and immobility of finish that typified couture up until the middle of the twentieth century. They exploited advances in its latter half in both technique and material to create a women's fashion that is both innovative and elegant. Using the adaptability of synthetic fibers and new working methods, they changed the very concept of silhouette. Presented here alphabetically are forty of the most innovative of these designers in a combination of visual material with concise, descriptive texts by the book's curators. Photographs, sketches, drawings, and computer renderings explore their design processes and showcase their most exquisite womenswear, shoes, hats, and accessories. Breaking the Mode is an essential book for fashion insiders as well as anyone interested in popular culture and style." - product description.