Viktor & Rolf
Subtitle: fashion artists
By: Thierry-Maxime Loriot
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9781925432220
Subjects: Fashion design; Viktor & Rolf (Firm); Fashion designers
Other titles: Viktor and Rolf :
Description: Since forming their creative partnership in 1992, Dutch fashion designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren-working together as Viktor&Rolf-have gained critical acclaim for their cerebral, witty and rebellious approach to design, their technical virtuosity and deep knowledge of fashion history. Their spectacular avant-garde creations are showcased for the first time in this richly illustrated publication. Throughout their illustrious 25-year career, Viktor&Rolf have carved a contradictory identity that pushes the boundaries between art and fashion, often contrasting romance and violence, exuberance and control, classicism and rebellion. Exploring their concept of "wearable art," Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists features some of the Dutch design duo's most show-stopping and innovative works, drawn from the Viktor&Rolf archive as well as museum collections in the Netherlands. It includes an exclusive recent interview with the designers, a fascinating glossary of Viktor & Rolf and an essay by the Geneva-based academic Luca Marchetti, whose analysis reveals Viktor & Rolf's complex relationship with haute couture and its history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.