Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show A to Z - Hardcover

Eisenbrand, Jochen; Katharina, Krawczyk

 
9783945852705: Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show A to Z

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Fashion shows are major media events, social rituals and social statements. The publication accompanies the exhibition ‘Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show’, at the Vitra Design Museum, which dedicated a major exhibition to the fashion show phenomenon. Richly illustrated the book is conceived as an encyclopedic A to Z and sheds light on the fashion show phenomenon and its history in all its facets, from body images to performance, from posing to vogueing. Through texts and interviews, experts and protagonists from the fashion world share their insights. The publication brings together iconic examples from fashion houses such as Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Alexander McQueen, Martin Margiela, Prada, Paco Rabanne, Viktor & Rolf, Louis Vuitton, Yohji Yamamoto, and others, from its early forms around 1900 to the present day. Contributors include Jochen Eisenbrand, Katharina Krawczyk, Barbara Vinken, Carla Sozzani, Caroline Evans, Atlas of Shows, Jens Balzer, Valerie Steele, and Vesna Kontere McQuillan. In addition there are also interviews with Cathy Horyn, Małgosia Bela, Lucien Pagès, and Inge Grognard.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jochen Eisenbrand is Head Curator at the Vitra Design Museum. Jens Balzer is a pop culture critic and feature writer at Die Zeit. Katharina Krawczyk is an art and cultural historian, she works at the intersection between art and fashion.

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An encyclopedic exploration of all facets of the fashion show, from its beginnings around 1900 to the present day.

Fashion shows are special moments in the fashion industry - simultaneously ritualistic and dreamlike, both commercial and poetic. Their images spread across the globe in real time, shaping our cultural memory. Stage design, performance, clothing, light, and sound come together to form a temporary Gesamtkunstwerk - a comprehensive artwork.

The exhibition »Catwalk« offers a look behind-the

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