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Fashioning the Body : An Intimate History of the Silhouette by Denis Bruna (2015, Hardcover)

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Yet masculine fashion has been no stranger to these tortuous practices. Published in association with the Bard Graduate Center Exhibition Schedule: Bard Graduate Center, New York (04/03/15–07/26/15).

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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300204272

ISBN-139780300204278

eBay Product ID (ePID)201636689

Product Key Features

Book TitleFashioning the Body : an Intimate History of the Silhouette

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTextile & Costume, Fashion & Accessories, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art

AuthorDenis Bruna

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight57.7 Oz

Item Length1.1 in

Item Width0.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-042609

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal746.92

SynopsisA witty and stylish look into the mechanics employed by men and women to sculpt their figures for fashion This unique survey offers fascinating insights into the convoluted transformations employed by both men and women to accommodate the fickle dictates of fashion. With high design, wit, and style, Fashioning the Body tracks the evolution of these sartorial devices--from panniers, crinolines, and push-up bras to chains, zippers, and clasps--concealed beneath outer layers in order to project idealized figures. Women's corsets constricted waists; exaggerated buttocks and hips counterbalanced jutting bust lines; and chic, aerodynamic silhouettes compressed breasts and flattened bellies. Yet masculine fashion has been no stranger to these tortuous practices. Men flaunted their virility by artificially broadening their shoulders, applying padding to their chests, and slipping codpieces over their groins. With more than 200 beautiful illustrations--including reproductions of superb historic advertisements--Denis Bruna reveals the industry and art of these contrivances meant to entice and beguile as well as assert status and power. Contemporary haute-couture designers Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Gar ons, Christian Lacroix, and Vivienne Westwood are featured in this indiscreet tour of intimate fashion history., A witty and stylish look into the mechanics employed by men and women to sculpt their figures for fashion This unique survey offers fascinating insights into the convoluted transformations employed by both men and women to accommodate the fickle dictates of fashion. With high design, wit, and style, Fashioning the Body tracks the evolution of these sartorial devices--from panniers, crinolines, and push-up bras to chains, zippers, and clasps--concealed beneath outer layers in order to project idealized figures. Women's corsets constricted waists; exaggerated buttocks and hips counterbalanced jutting bust lines; and chic, aerodynamic silhouettes compressed breasts and flattened bellies. Yet masculine fashion has been no stranger to these tortuous practices. Men flaunted their virility by artificially broadening their shoulders, applying padding to their chests, and slipping codpieces over their groins. With more than 200 beautiful illustrations--including reproductions of superb historic advertisements--Denis Bruna reveals the industry and art of these contrivances meant to entice and beguile as well as assert status and power. Contemporary haute-couture designers Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons, Christian Lacroix, and Vivienne Westwood are featured in this indiscreet tour of intimate fashion history. Published in association with the Bard Graduate Center Exhibition Schedule: Bard Graduate Center, New York (04/03/15-07/26/15), A witty and stylish look into the mechanics employed by men and women to sculpt their figures for fashion

LC Classification NumberTT677.M4313 2015