Reconstruction
Subtitle: cultural heritage and the making of contemporary fashion
By: artists, vivienne Westwood [and others] ; texts by Alison Moloney
Publisher: British Council
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780863556586
Subjects: Fashion design; Exhibitions; Fashion designers; Beauty and Fashion
Description: This exhibition catalogue celebrates the work of seven leading UK fashion designers: Hussein Chalayan; Peter Jensen; Sophia Kokosalaki; Marios Schwab; Paul Smith; Vivienne Westwood; Osman Yousefzada. It reveals a shared approach, involving a skilful distillation of elements of their respective pasts - either personal moments or a collective cultural heritage - to create contemporary garments with narrative.
Table of contents: title: Hussein Chalayan; title: Peter Jensen; title: Sophia Kokosalaki; title: Marios Schwab; title: Paul Smith; title: Vivienne Westwood; title: Osman Yousefzada.