Wild: Fashion Untamed (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)

Name: Wild: Fashion Untamed (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
Item: Wild: Fashion Untamed (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
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By Andrew Bolton

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Since prehistoric times, furs and feathers have been used not only for warmth and protection but also for display and adornment. Offering lively insights into the decorative possibilities of pelts and plumes, WILD: Fashion Untamed examines fur's ability to announce the wealth and status of the wearer by looking at the clothing of Renaissance aristocrats as well as that of contemporary Hip-Hop performers such as P. Diddy and Missy Elliott. WILD also examines how pelts and plumes have come to define ideals of femininity by quoting the physical and sexual characteristics of birds and beasts. Examples include an unprecedented array of designs by Azzedine Alaa, Roberto Cavalli, Dolce and Gabbana, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler, and Yohji Yamamoto. The book also features fantastical feathered costumes of Las Vegas showgirls and coquettish "birds of paradise" creations by milliners Stephen Jones and Philip Treacy. Lavishly illustrated and entertainingly written, WILD reveals how faunal apparel, whether in the form of pelts, plumes, prints, or animal symbolism, has represented and will continue to represent one of man's more primal instincts.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300106386

ISBN13:9780300106381

Release Date:November 2004

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:179 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 7.3" x 10.1"

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Arts, Music & Photography Decorative Arts & Design Design Fashion Fashion Design Graphic Design Textile & Costume

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