| Fashioning Society: A Hundred Years of Haute Couture by Six Designers Contributor(s): Aspelund, Karl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563675978 ISBN-13: 9781563675973 Publisher: Fairchild Books OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: This text tells the story of the period from the 1860s to the 1970s, a time when a succession of haute couture designersmost notably, Charles Worth, Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurentwere the arbiters of fashion, and their creations were the weapon of choice for power-seeking members of the aristocracy and upper classes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Retailing - Design | Fashion & Accessories |
| Dewey: 746 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.4" W x 9.1" (1.60 lbs) 400 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The hundred years of fashion from the 1860s to the 1970s was a time when a succession of haute couture designers-most notably, Charles Worth, Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent-were the arbiters of fashion, and their creations the weapon of choice for power-seeking members of the aristocracy and upper class. Fashioning Society explores the ways in which high-fashion designers and their maisons influenced-and were influenced by-the fine arts as well as sociological, technological, philosophical, and political developments. By addressing the question, What has happened to high-fashion design? the author discusses what readers should consider when trying to understand and predict long-term trends. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aspelund, Karl: - Karl Aspelund, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textiles Fashion Merchandising and Design at the University of Rhode Island and has been a designer, artist, and teacher for over 20 years in apparel, theater, film and digital media. He received his PhD in Anthropology and Material Culture from Boston University, University Professors Program, where his dissertation on women's national dress practices in Iceland was awarded the University Professor's Edmonds Prize for Best Doctoral Dissertation of the Academic Year 2010-2011. Aspelund's research interests are in the field of apparel design and personal and national identity creation. |