Title:
Dance & fashion
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Publication Date:
2014
2013
Publication Information:
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press ; New York : Fashion Institute of Technology, [2014]
©2013
Physical Description:
368 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
ISBN:
9780300208856
Abstract:
"Lavishly illustrated with both contemporary and historical images, the book features essays by ten fashion experts, who explore various aspects of the reciprocal relationship between dance and fashion, from the liberating effects of the tango to the influence of ballet on Japanese girl culture. Designers featured include Leon Bakst, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, Christian Dior, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Halston, Barbara Karinka, Isaac Mizrahi, Rodarte, Yves Saint Laurent, Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, Valentino, and Iris Van Herpen"--Publisher's website.
General Note:
With contributions by Valerie Steele, Mary Davis, Colleen Hill, Melissa Marra, Emma McClendon, Patricia Mears, Masafumi Monden, Adelheid Rasche, Elizabeth Way, and Anna Winestein.
Published in association with the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology held Sept. 13, 2014-Jan. 3, 2015.
Contents:
Dance & fashion / Valerie Steele -- From sylph to swan: the tutu and fashion / Patricia Mears -- Ballet shoes: function, fashion, and fetish / Colleen Hill -- Tangomania / Mary Davis -- On dance fashion and fashionable dances: remarks on the Berlin dance scene during the Weimar Republic / Adelheid Rasche -- Russia's icons of dance / Anna Winestein -- Movement, style, and something more: Martha Graham and modern dance / Melissa Marra -- Intersections of movement and style: African American dance and fashion in the twentieth century / Elizabeth Way -- When iconoclasts collide: Merce Cunningham and Rei Kawakubo's scenario / Emma McClendon -- In praise of sheer perfection: ballet, clothing, and Japanese culture / Masafumi Monden.
Language:
English
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