This title examines how men and women dress for the urban environment, and how fashion designers are responding to the ever-increasing demands of contemporary city life. The book focuses on the work of innovative designers whose approach to supermodern clothing fuses high style and 21st-century technology. They have all appropriated ideas and materials which were previously on the margins of fashion - such as those used in high-performance sportswear and riot gear - to address the challenges of the urban environment. Their ...
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This title examines how men and women dress for the urban environment, and how fashion designers are responding to the ever-increasing demands of contemporary city life. The book focuses on the work of innovative designers whose approach to supermodern clothing fuses high style and 21st-century technology. They have all appropriated ideas and materials which were previously on the margins of fashion - such as those used in high-performance sportswear and riot gear - to address the challenges of the urban environment. Their clothes are functional and adapted to the public spaces of the supermodern world: supermarkets, airports, motorways - and the street. They are designed to anticipate all contingencies, offering protection and security in an increasingly alien urban environment. Sections cover concepts such as multiple functionality, mobility, shelter, protection, identity and super-invisibility featuring the work of designers such as CP Company, who have produced a jacket with a built-in antismog mask, Vexed Generation whose parkas disguise the identity of the wearer and act as urban armour, Mandarina Duck who have devised a camouflage system for the street, and Levi's who have produced a range of jackets equipped with fully integrated communications systems. This book should appeal to all lovers of fashion, radical design and innovation.
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Add this copy of The Supermodern Wardrobe to cart. $132.77, good condition, Sold by Goodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brooklyn Park, MN, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Victoria & Albert Museum.
Add this copy of The Supermodern Wardrobe to cart. $147.50, good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by V & A Publications.
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Good; Softcover; Covers are moderately shelfworn with a few handling-marks; Unblemished textblock edges; Highlighting to about 5 pages, otherwise text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75"-10.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Red and orange covers with title in white lettering; 2004, V & A Publications; 143 pages; "The Supermodern Wardrobe, " by Andrew Bolton.
Add this copy of The Supermodern Wardrobe to cart. $331.20, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by V & A Publications.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1050grams, ISBN: 9781851773435.
Add this copy of The Supermodern Wardrobe to cart. $450.00, very good condition, Sold by Koster's Collectible Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmingville, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by V&A Publications/Harry Abrams.
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Very Good, Very Good. 4TO, Color Illus, Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. SIGNED by author Andrew Bolton on half title page. Black cloth boards with title in silver on spine. Minor wear. Text pages are crisp and clean. Very nice color photo illustrated dust jacket has light edge wear/rubbing and looks great in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
