Shock wave : Japanese fashion design, 1980s-90s / Florence Müller.
"The exhibit shows work by Japanese designers who started a fashion revolution in Paris. The exhibition features 70 looks by powerhouse designers Issey Miyake, Kenzo Takada, Kansai Yamamoto, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, and Junya Watanabe, whose impact on fashion still resonates today. Wo...
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| Other title: | Japanese fashion design, 1980s-90s. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Denver, CO :
Denver Art Museum,
[2016]
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| Summary: | "The exhibit shows work by Japanese designers who started a fashion revolution in Paris. The exhibition features 70 looks by powerhouse designers Issey Miyake, Kenzo Takada, Kansai Yamamoto, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, and Junya Watanabe, whose impact on fashion still resonates today. Works on view illustrate concepts such as the intersection of tradition and modernity; the influence of pop-culture motifs; molding the body versus hiding the body with oversized shapes; reinventing the traditional Western representation of femininity; collaborations between contemporary artists and fashion designers; and other diverse ways of challenging the fashion system. Emphasizing these elements, the exhibition demonstrates how Japanese designers confronted the work of European designers (such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Anne-Marie Beretta, Azzedine Alaïa, and Thierry Mugler) during the 1980s, while they inspired younger European designers (such as Martin Margiela, Helmut Lang, John Galliano, and Dries Van Noten) in the 1990s"--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | This publication accompanies the exhibition Shock Wave: Japanese fashion design, 1980s-90s at the Denver Art Museum, September 11, 2016-May 28, 2017. Includes texts by Florence Müller, foreword by Christoph Heinrich and biographies of the fashion designers by Jane Burke. |
| Physical Description: | 70 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780914738336 091473833X |