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Haute-à-Porter: Haute-Couture in Ready-To-Wear Fashion
Filep Motwary
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Description for Haute-à-Porter: Haute-Couture in Ready-To-Wear Fashion
Hardback. Haute-a-Porter examines the relationship between Haute Couture and pret-a-porter collections and shows the evolution in their relationship over the past 25 years. Num Pages: 208 pages, 120 colour, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: AKTA; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 279 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Haute couture often dazzles us with its precision, craftsmanship and the extravaganza inherent in it. Clothing items are made out of proportion; unique materials are used and everything is hand-finished. But, the Pret-a-porter collections of today comply with the classic principles of Haute Couture. The items shown on the catwalk should theoretically be wearable, but often in reality this is not entirely the case. Includes conversations with Angelo Flaccavento, Antonio Mancinelli, Alexander Fury, Colin McDowell, Farida Khelfa, Irene Silvagni, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, Nicole Phelps, Pierre Hardy, Robin Schulie, Rick Owens, Stephen Jones, Thom Browne, Tim Blanks, Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, ... Read more
Haute couture often dazzles us with its precision, craftsmanship and the extravaganza inherent in it. Clothing items are made out of proportion; unique materials are used and everything is hand-finished. But, the Pret-a-porter collections of today comply with the classic principles of Haute Couture. The items shown on the catwalk should theoretically be wearable, but often in reality this is not entirely the case. Includes conversations with Angelo Flaccavento, Antonio Mancinelli, Alexander Fury, Colin McDowell, Farida Khelfa, Irene Silvagni, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, Nicole Phelps, Pierre Hardy, Robin Schulie, Rick Owens, Stephen Jones, Thom Browne, Tim Blanks, Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lannoo
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1173g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Tielt, Belgium
ISBN
9789401429139
SKU
V9789401429139
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Ref
99-15
About Filep Motwary
Filep Motwary started his career in the Greek editions of Vogue and L'Officiel. Later he worked for fashion houses such as John Galliano, Christian Dior and Chloe. Nowadays he is the Fashion Features Editor of Dapper Dan Magazine, he photographs for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, New Yorker's THE CUT, to name a few, has his own fashion blog, Un nouveau Ideal ... Read more
Reviews for Haute-à-Porter: Haute-Couture in Ready-To-Wear Fashion
Haute-a-Porter demonstrates that fantasy can be found at both ends of the fashion spectrum, and it proves that nothing in this field is ever static. - Vogue.com; Haute-a-Porter features an outstanding selection of garments by high-end designers and fashion houses from the past 30 years, completed with photography, film and art. - Metal Magazine