02068nam 2200397Ia 450 991078731960332120221227231852.00-85785-313-9(CKB)2670000000402458(EBL)1335913(OCoLC)855504762(MiAaPQ)EBC1335913(EXLCZ)99267000000040245820110419d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Japanese fashion designers the work and influence of Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo /Bonnie EnglishOxford Bloomsbury Publishing20111 online resource (221 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-350-08814-5 1-84788-310-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Issey Miyake; 2 Yohji Yamamoto; 3 Rei Kawakubo and Comme des Garçons; 4 The Next Wave of Designers; 5 Techno Textiles; 6 Global Influences: Challenging Western Traditions; Notes; References and Select BibliographyOver the past 40 years, Japanese designers have led the way in aligning fashion with art and ideology, as well as addressing identity and social politics through dress. They have demonstrated that both creative and commercial enterprise is possible in today's international fashion industry, and have refused to compromise their ideals, remaining autonomous and independent in their design, business affairs and distribution methods. The inspirational Miyake, Yamamoto and Kawakubo have gained worldwide respect and admiration and have influenced a generation of designers and artists alike.Fashion designersJapanFashion designers746.920922English Bonnie1581296MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787319603321Japanese fashion designers3862774UNINA