Less is more : minimalism in fashion / Harriet Walker.
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Merrell, 2011.Description: 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cmISBN: - 9781858945446
- 1858945445
- Minimalism in fashion
- 746.9 WAL
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 746.9 WAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100568121 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When it comes to dress, less can most definitely be more. In this striking new book, journalist Harriet Walker surveys one of the most wide-reaching movements in fashion. Minimalism has its roots in the early twentieth century, when women's clothes became pared down and practical after centuries of complex construction. Walker reviews the work of designers who, over the decades, have adopted minimalist principles in their work, from Coco Chanel, who liberated women from Edwardian formal dress, to Donna Karan and Jil Sander, whose workwear offered women a feminine but credible alternative to power dressing; and from the avant-garde style of Japanese masters Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto to contemporary interpretations by Gareth Pugh, Roland Mouret, COS and Zara. With 250 colour illustrations, including specially commissioned photographs, Less is More is the engaging story of an abiding aesthetic that has subtly shaped modern fashion.
Includes fashion designs by Haider Ackermann, Azzedine Alaïa, Matthew Ames, Hardy Amies, Giorgio Armani, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Victoria Beckham, Geoffrey Beene, Marc Bohan, Pierre Cardin, Hattie Carnegie, Céline, Cerruti, Hussein Chalayan, Coco Chanel, Chloé, COS, Comme des Garcons and others.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a guide to the minimalism fashion movement, from its origins in the early 20th century to its current revival by cutting-edge designers and on the high street.