Nonostante la grande attenzione mediatica ricevuta dai fashion designer nel corso degli ultimi secoli; ciograve; che hanno raccontato e scritto ha finora ottenuto poca considerazione da parte degli studi sulla moda. Il libro presenta dichiarazioni e testi di fashion designer; con lrsquo;obiettivo di commentarli criticamente e contribuire alla comprensione della moda attraverso una delle figure piugrave; affascinanti e discusse prodotte dalla cultura occidentale di epoca contemporanea. Jean-Philippe Worth; Rosa Genoni; Charles Creed; Paul Poiret; Madeleine Vionnet; Elsa Schiaparelli; Christian Dior; Emilio Pucci; Gianfranco Ferreacute;; Franco Moschino; Marc Jacobs; Alexander McQueen; Bless e Bruno Pieters sono alcuni dei nomi coinvolti in un dialogo ideale. Il libro indaga il processo storico di definizione del potere culturale dei designer e i loro ambiti progettuali; con particolare attenzione al lavoro creativo e ai concetti di autorialitagrave; e storytelling. Il volume esplora inoltre le interazioni dei fashion designer con il sistema della moda; mostrando la vitalitagrave; del dibattito interno e gli aspetti conflittuali.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An incredibly important book.By Charles G.This is an incredibly important and groundbreaking book. In a mere 154 pages the author does an exceptional job of covering extensive ground with thought-provoking and insightful critiques throughout. She distinguishes the fields of "urban ecology"; "ecological urbanism"; "cultural ecology"; "ecological anthropology"; "political ecology" and "landscape urbanism" (their individual perspective and their synthesis); provides succinct yet clear chapters describing the three models of ecological urbanism (the garden city; the boundary; and the continuum) and their history (including critiques of each); and delves into the historical taxonomy and narratives of the ideal city and the eco city (with specific case studies that include 21st century projects from around the world). Then the author discusses the necessary balance and integration of top-down and bottom-up participation in regards to planning and governance; and the vital role that architects and urban planners need to assume in mediating between the few and the many; to be actively engaged in the socially-invested "re-formation of the city as artificial ecosystem"; and to "negotiate a synthesis of the city of culture and the nature of the city by speaking both languages fluently."An impassioned call to transcend and heal the great divide between the narratives of culture and nature; make the necessary transition to resilience planning and co-create metabolic and productive landscapes...this is a must read for all urbanists.