Current fashion is a complex phenomenon. In a
constant state of flux, contemporary fashion combines a
mix of the different cultural aspects that inform the
modern individual. Atlas of Fashion Designers is born
out of this proposition, and features a compilation of
the most important fashion designers and their work in
the past five years, selected from a multi-disciplinary
perspective that display the heterogeneous mix of
today's fashion world.Featured designers all have one
trait in common: they were singled out, not only for the
quality of their work, but also because they illustrate
different perspectives in their approach to fashion.
This book includes designers with a wide array of
visions, from classical haute couture to those who
experiment with developing fields such as anthropology,
new textiles, high technology, architecture, art, or
recycling. From Ricardo Tiscci, Nicholas Ghesquiere to
Sybilla, to artists who are primarily concerned with
pure fashion such as Lucy Orta, or to those
investigators who concern themselves with innovation in
the fields of textile research and technology, such as
Issey Miyake or Hussein Chalayan.Atlas of Fashion
Designers is a very relevant and useful reference in a
hybrid society, which is composed of ever increasing
heterogeneous elements.By offering a synthetic, fluid
and diverse approach to the subject, the ''Atlas'' draws
a map of the complex world of fashion at present time,
and looks forward to what it may be tomorrow. |
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