TOWARDS THE FUTURE AND BEYOND This year three major celebrations of the 70 year fashion design career of Pierre Cardin took place in America and Europe. On January 5 the Brooklyn Museum wrapped up a 6 month exhibition, Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion, the first New York retrospective in forty …
STYLE LOST IN TRANSLATION – Imitationv vs. Interpretation Fashion, like art and other artistic expressions, reflects the social and cultural changes undergoing in a society. French and English fashion houses could not ignore the craze for Things Japanese, as Basil H. Chamberlain defined the artifacts and prints …
The machine and all its many manifestations was the defining force that shaped America in the years between the two wars. The machine as a process, an object or a symbol of American civilization, is the founding element of Modernism. Recognition of America’s distinctive character and contribution …
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“More is more and less is a bore!” Iris Apfel Costume Jewelry in Vogue is the history of costume and fashion jewelry illustrated through the images of the most remarkable creations that enriched Vogue’ pages since its early years. Junk, imitation, costume, fashion, fantasy jewelry, bijoux de …
“These perfumes form the objects of a luxury which may be looked upon as being the most superfluous of any, for pearls and jewels, after all, do pass to a man’s representative, and garments have some durability; but unguents lose their odour in an instant, and die …
KNOLL CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF BAUHAUS DESIGN In 1994, Knoll International celebrated with a special book 75 years of Bauhaus Design and its heritage that still very much alive today at Knoll. The book is also a homage to the Bolted Book of Fortunato Depero’s 1927 masterpiece …
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“When a man is too curious concerning what went on in past ages, he is apt to remain ignorant of what is taking place in his own day.” René Descartes, Discourse on the Method BLIND DATE WITH UAM In 2018, one of my regular book and exhibition …
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“Theatre art is set and costume design which continues to exist after the performance is over.” Serge Lifar SET AND COSTUME DESIGNS FOR BALLET AND THEATRE – The Thyssen Bornemisza Collection The book was published in 1987 and is an extensive and descriptive catalogue that focuses on …
FROM THREE DIMENSIONS TO TWO The influence of art on fashion styles dates back to the early years of the 19th century and will continue to “impress” fashion design throughout the 60’s, and beyond. More precisely, in the years that followed the birth of the Cubist movement …
“ The study of fashion illustration through the ages now has a place as an important source – these days called material culture – for historians, ethnographers, and scientists, as it always has for fashion designers, costume designers, filmmakers, artists, connoisseurs and collectors.” Julian Robinson from The …
Read moreFASHION REPRESENTATION- La Gazette du Bon Ton- 1912-1925