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Dance & fashion / edited by Valerie Steele

Contributor(s): Steele, Valerie | Fashion Institute of Technology (Nova York).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New Haven : New York : Yale University Press ; Fashion Institute of Technology, [2014]Description: 368 p. il. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9780300208856.Other title: Dance and fashion.Subject(s): Moda -- --S. XX | Dissenyadors de moda -- S. XX | Disseny de moda -- S. XXI | Dissenyadors de moda -- S. XXI | Dansa -- --Indumentària
Contents:
Conté: Dance & fashion / Valerie Steele -- From Sylph to Swan: the tutu and fashion / Patriacia Mears -- Ballet Shoes: function, fashion and fetish / Colleen Hill -- Tangomania / Mary Davis -- On dance fashion and fashionable dances: remarks on the Berlin dance scene during the Weimar Republic / Adelheid Rasche -- Russia's icons of dance / Anna Winestein -- Movement, style, and something more: Martha Graham and modern dance / Melissa Marra -- Intersections of movement and style: African American dance and fashion in the twentieth century / Elizabeth Way -- When iconoclasts collide: Merce Cunningham and Rei Kawakubo's scenario / Emma McClendon -- In praise of sheer perfection: ballet, clothing, and japanese culture / Masufami Monden
Summary: "Dress and adornment have long played an important role in the visual allure of dance, and fashion designers have often been inspired by the way dancers look. The tutus and pointe shoes of the Romantic ballerina, for example, have influenced designers from Christian Dior to Christian Louboutin. Cristóbal Balenciaga was inspired by the drama of flamenco, Yves Saint Laurent by the Orientalism of the Ballet Russes, and Rick Owens by the dynamism of African-American steppers. Fashion designers are also increasingly collaborating with choreographers to create stylish new dance costumes -from the "bump" dresses by Comme des Garçons for Merce Cunningham to Valentino's Bal de Couture designs for New York City Ballet. Lavishly illustrated with both contemporary and historical images, the book features essays by ten fashion experts, who explore various aspects of the reciprocal relationship between dance and fashion, from the liberating effects of the tango to the influence of ballet on Japanese girl culture. Designers featured include Leon Bakst, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, Christian Dior, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Halston, Barbara Karinka, Isaac Mizrahi, Rodarte, Yves Saint Laurent, Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, Valentino, and Iris Van Herpen. This beautiful book explores for the first time the synergy between dance and fashion, and is an original and inspired contribution to the study of both art forms." -- Text a la contracoberta
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Valerie Steele és també la comissària de l'exposició del mateix títol, "Dance & fashion" al Museu del Fashion Institute of Technology realitzada entre el 13 de setembre de 2014 i el 3 de gener de 2015

Bibliografia p. 355-368

Conté: Dance & fashion / Valerie Steele -- From Sylph to Swan: the tutu and fashion / Patriacia Mears -- Ballet Shoes: function, fashion and fetish / Colleen Hill -- Tangomania / Mary Davis -- On dance fashion and fashionable dances: remarks on the Berlin dance scene during the Weimar Republic / Adelheid Rasche -- Russia's icons of dance / Anna Winestein -- Movement, style, and something more: Martha Graham and modern dance / Melissa Marra -- Intersections of movement and style: African American dance and fashion in the twentieth century / Elizabeth Way -- When iconoclasts collide: Merce Cunningham and Rei Kawakubo's scenario / Emma McClendon -- In praise of sheer perfection: ballet, clothing, and japanese culture / Masufami Monden

"Dress and adornment have long played an important role in the visual allure of dance, and fashion designers have often been inspired by the way dancers look. The tutus and pointe shoes of the Romantic ballerina, for example, have influenced designers from Christian Dior to Christian Louboutin. Cristóbal Balenciaga was inspired by the drama of flamenco, Yves Saint Laurent by the Orientalism of the Ballet Russes, and Rick Owens by the dynamism of African-American steppers. Fashion designers are also increasingly collaborating with choreographers to create stylish new dance costumes -from the "bump" dresses by Comme des Garçons for Merce Cunningham to Valentino's Bal de Couture designs for New York City Ballet. Lavishly illustrated with both contemporary and historical images, the book features essays by ten fashion experts, who explore various aspects of the reciprocal relationship between dance and fashion, from the liberating effects of the tango to the influence of ballet on Japanese girl culture. Designers featured include Leon Bakst, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, Christian Dior, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Halston, Barbara Karinka, Isaac Mizrahi, Rodarte, Yves Saint Laurent, Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, Valentino, and Iris Van Herpen. This beautiful book explores for the first time the synergy between dance and fashion, and is an original and inspired contribution to the study of both art forms." -- Text a la contracoberta

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