Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Focusing on up-and-coming designers and their contributions to the changing fashion industry in the vibrant climate of New York city, New York Fashion explores the city’s importance as a fashion capital in the 21st century. Tracing New York’s emergence after the Second World War as a major international fashion centre and looking at the important designers of the period, including Claire…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Surrealism was one of the most influential movements of the twentieth century and had a profound impact on all forms of culture. It was a philosophy and a way of life for some of the most brilliant artists of the century. This is the first book to examine in depth its impact in the wider fields of design and the decorative arts and its sometimes uneasy relationship with the commercial world. From…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The photograph of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara by Alberto Korda, taken on 5 March 1960, is thought to be the most reproduced image in the history of photography. It has become an icon, symbolising anti-establishment thought and action, as relevant in our fractured world today as it was in the revolutionary and Pop idiom of the 1960s. This book brings together photography, posters, film, fine art,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Offers a study of the ideas that have shaped the domestic interior in the West over five hundred years. Looking at an array of depictions of the home, this book deals with both public and private attitudes to the domestic interior, and features various things from grand decorative schemes to homely cottages.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: 'You have a much better life if you wear impressive clothes', according to Vivienne Westwood. A global icon, Vivienne Westwood's career has spanned three decades from the early days of punk to the successful establishment of her own fashion house. This book is a study of her work as a ground-breaking fashion designer.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 232) Аннотация: This wide-ranging survey offers a history of Western furniture which covers a dazzling array of styles, historical periods and countries. It looks at most of the main techniques and materials of furniture-making including carving and glass furniture.
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: The V&A’s best-selling history of fashion book reflects the popularity of the Museum’s world famous dress collection. «Four Hundred Years of Fashion» tells the story of men’s and women’s fashionable dress through the ages, covering dress, undergarments and accessories through the ages. Illustrations are wide-ranging, from the sumptuously embroidered 18th-century court manuta to Vivienne…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Modern Fashion in Detail explores the creative genius of couturiers from Balenciaga to Vivienne Westwood through the detail of their creations. The book is split into seven sections: seams, gathers, tucks and pleats, collars, cuffs and pockets, buttons, bows, beads and sequins and applied decoration are all looked at in intricate detail. The craftsmanship is shown off with lively commentary, line…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Looks at Gabrielle Chanel's career, her workroom, her customers and her rivals. It focuses on chanel the couturiere, her innovations and her influence on the way women choose to look in the modern world. The story is brought up to 1994 based on an interview with Karl Lagerfeld.