Fashioning Fabrics: Contemporary Textiles in Fashion - Softcover

Elyssa Da Cruz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904772412 ISBN 13: 9781904772415

Publisher: Black Dog Publishing, 2006

Whilst it may at first seem obvious that textiles play a pivotal role in fashion design, the use of fabric is not often discussed in its own right, but is seen merely as a material with which a designer can execute their vision. Fashioning Fabrics seeks to redress this (as it were). Using profiles of numerous iconic designers as well as emerging talents, all of whom put fabric development at the centre of their practices, Fashioning Fabrics attempts to create an overview of how textiles are evolving and impacting on the fashion industry. From Issey Miyake's sculptural pleats to Jessica Ogden's salvaged and reworked vintage fabrics, this book pays homage to the experimental, the beautiful and the extravagant in textile and fashion design.

About the Author:

Sandy Black is the author of Knitwear in Fashion (Thames & Hudson, 2002) and has contributed to numerous other publications including Fashion and Function: Factors in the development of protective clothing (Woodhead, 2005). She is currently a Reader in Fashion Design and Technology at the London College of Fashion. Elyssa Da Cruz is a fashion historian and journalist residing in New York City. She is currently a Research Associate at the Costume Institute, where she has contributed to several costume exhibitions and served as co-curator for 2004's WILD: Fashion Untamed. Da Cruz is a part-time professor at The New School, and her contributions have been featured in The Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, as well as publications such as Zink, CITY, and Elle Canada.