Overview

The story of Japanese fashion is both brief and extraordinary and has challenged Western notions of fashion and aesthetics. The Cutting Edge examines this story and looks at the work of 19 designers. It includes pioneers Hanae Mori, Kenzo Takada and the 'big 3'- Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garcons), Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto; and the exciting work of a new generation of designers led by Junya Watanabe and Jun Takahashi and others little known outside Japanese fashion and art circles.

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Author:   Louise Mitchell ,  Bonnie English ,  Louise Mitchell
Publisher:   Powerhouse Museum
Imprint:   Powerhouse Museum
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781863171144

ISBN 10:   1863171142
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   28 December 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Contents: The cutting edge: fashion from Japan, Louise Mitchell; A new design aesthetic, Akiko Fukai; Fashion as art: postmodernist Japanese fashion, Bonnie English; The designers; Further reading; Acknowledgments; About the authors; About the museums.

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Louise Mitchell is a curator of International Decorative Arts and Design at the Powerhouse Museum. Her previous publications include Stepping Out: Three Centuries of Shoes and Christian Dior: The Magic of Fashion. Akiko Fukai is Senior Curator at the Kyoto Costume Institute and has curated numerous exhibitions since the Institute's establishment in 1978. Bonnie English is Senior Lecturer in Art and Design Theory and a past Deputy-Director at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane. Louise Mitchell, Akiko Fukai, Bonnie English.

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