Japanese Fashion Designers
The Work and Influence of Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamotom, and Rei Kawakubo
$59.20
- Paperback
204 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2018
Summary
Over the past 40 years, Japanese designers have led the way in aligning fashion with art and ideology, as well as addressing identity and social politics through dress. They have demonstrated that both creative and commercial enterprise is possible in today’s international fashion industry, and have refused to compromise their ideals, remaining autonomous and independent in their design, business affairs and distribution methods. The inspirational Miyake, Yamamoto and Kawakubo have gained wor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350088146 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1350088145 |
| Author: | Professor Bonnie English, Bonnie English |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 204 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 172mm x 16mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A comprehensive synthesis of the works and careers of the three Japanese designers who revolutionized the Western fashion world… This is a must read for anyone interested in Japanese fashion. * Yuniya Kawamura, Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology/State University of New York *I learned a great deal from Japanese Fashion Designers … [the book is] well researched with complex concepts broken down, and it would certainly be a helpful reference book for anyone remotely interested in Japanese fashion and/or textile technology. * Worn Through *
Bonnie English here condenses twelve years of research into a book which examines the emergence of the three leading Japanese fashion designers, Issey Miyake (b. 1938), Yohji Yamamoto (b. 1943) and Rei Kawakubo (b.1942), in the last quarter of the twentieth century… The text is very accessible andillustrated throughout with photographs of the clothes being discussed… Twelve years to write a book testifies to Bonnie English’s dedication and encourages reader confidence.
– Daniel Milford-Cottam, Victoria and Albert Museum, London * Costume *About The Author
Professor Bonnie English
Bonnie English was, until her death in 2013, Associate Professor in Art History & Theory at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
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