The
relevance of Conceptual Fashion Design today and how the practice has evolved. [Extended Essay]
Glynn, Grainne.
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Limerick
Limerick Institute of Technology/Limerick School of Art and Design
2017
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27p. : ill (some col) . : 30cm
This essay explores the relevance of conceptual Fashion Design and how the practice has evolved. It examines the role of the body in Conceptual Fashion Design, how it has been perceived through history, how it is viewed today, the role of the body in relation to gender and the clothed body. The essay also looks at the social and political issues that affect Fashion designers today who respond in a conceptual way. It looks a key designers who use metaphor to address ideas, concepts and social realities. [Abstract]
Grainne Glynn.
Thesis submitted for B.A. (Hons) in Fashion Design 2017
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