Description
Minimalism. Deconstruction. The rejuvenation of established houses. These are just a few of the concepts that have come to define 1990s fashion. Others include an increased concern with environmentalism, developing technologies and the beginning of the fashion internet, freewheeling historical references, and a predilection for lifting significant styles from other cultures (the issues raised by this borrowing are reviewed through a contemporary lens). In the twenty years since the decade ended, the fashion world has experienced several nineties revivals. Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the 90s focuses specifically on designers who challenged the expected appearance or workings of high fashion, and who played an important role in laying the foundation for fashion of the twenty-first century, including: Tom Ford, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Martin Margiela, Stella McCartney, Helmut Lang, Jil Sander, Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, and Viktor and Rolf. Additional chapters address changes to fashion editorials and campaigns (under talents like Steven Meisel, Corinne Day, Inez and Vinoodh, Mark Borthwick, and Nan Goldin), a new theatricality to runway presentations, and the emergence of fashion theory as a field.
About the Author
Colleen Hill is curator of costume and accessories at The Museum at FIT, New York. Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT and founding editor of Fashion Theory. Patricia Mears is deputy director of The Museum at FIT. Shonagh Marshall is a curator, writer, and arts consultant with a specialization in fashion and contemporary culture based in New York City.
Reviews
"Even though it's been twenty years since the pivotal fashion decade ended, it remains an essential reference now with its approach to Minimalism, Deconstruction, and the rejuvenation of established couture houses." -SOCIETY TEXAS
Book Information
ISBN 9780847869770
Author Valerie Steele
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Rizzoli International Publications
Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
About the Author
Colleen Hill is curator of costume and accessories at The Museum at FIT, New York. Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT and founding editor of Fashion Theory. Patricia Mears is deputy director of The Museum at FIT. Shonagh Marshall is a curator, writer, and arts consultant with a specialization in fashion and contemporary culture based in New York City.
Reviews
"Even though it's been twenty years since the pivotal fashion decade ended, it remains an essential reference now with its approach to Minimalism, Deconstruction, and the rejuvenation of established couture houses." -SOCIETY TEXAS
Book Information
ISBN 9780847869770
Author Valerie Steele
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Rizzoli International Publications
Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
