A lavish exploration of the evocative and complex fashions inspired by Chinese culture For centuries, China's export arts-jade, silks, porcelains, and, more recently, cinema-have fueled Western fantasies of an exotic East and served as enduring sources of inspiration for fashion. This stunning publication, which accompanied one of the most successful exhibitions in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's history, explores the influence of Chinese aesthetics on designers, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Jean Paul ...
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A lavish exploration of the evocative and complex fashions inspired by Chinese culture For centuries, China's export arts-jade, silks, porcelains, and, more recently, cinema-have fueled Western fantasies of an exotic East and served as enduring sources of inspiration for fashion. This stunning publication, which accompanied one of the most successful exhibitions in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's history, explores the influence of Chinese aesthetics on designers, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, and Yves Saint Laurent. Drawing upon Chinese decorative arts, cinema, and costume-notably imperial court robes, the close-fitting cheongsam, and the unisex Mao suit-their designs are fantastical pastiches of anachronistic motifs. As in the game of "telephone," the process of cultural translation transforms the source material into ingeniously original fashions that are products solely of the designers' imaginations. In a similar way, contemporary Chinese film directors render fanciful, highly stylized evocations of various epochs in China's history-demonstrating that China's imagery is equally seductive to artists in the East and further inspiring today's designers. Juxtaposing modern fashions and film stills with their forebears in fine and decorative arts and historical dress, this book reveals the rich and ongoing creative dialogue between East and West, past and present. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (05/07/15-08/16/15)
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Like New. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015. Folio. Stiff pictorial boards with flaps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. No wrap-around band. A fine copy of this visual history of Chinese Fashion. 255 pages. ISBN: 9781588395634. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Very Good. 255pp. Colorful photos throughout. Square Quarto paperbound. tight binding. Ornate gold detail on red wrap, cloth minimally frayed spine faded. interior clean throughout. spine label present, but is not impacting condition of the book, as it is on mylar protection.
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Fine. This is a fine softcover copy with the wrap-around obi, with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 7 through August 16, 2015. Catalog edited by Nancy E. Cohen. Essays by seven scholars including Wong Kar Wai, Maxwell K. Hearn, Andrew Bolton, Adam Geczt, Harold Koda, Mei Mei Rado, and Homay King. Interview with John Galliano conducted by Andrew Bolton. Bibliography. Filmography. Illustrated throughout in color. 11" high X 9" wide, 255 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
