Dame Mary Quant is a fashion icon. The first focused study of her career, this book shows how she revolutionized fashion, harnessing youth, streetstyle and mass production to create a new look for everyone. It surveys the development of her business in the context of British, European and American fashion in the post-war period, and explores how her innovative marketing created a powerful global brand. Featuring new photography of Quant garments, alongside previously unpublished fashion photographs and designs, this book is a dynamic and authoritative account of the designer and her legacy.
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Dame Mary Quant is a fashion icon. The first focused study of her career, this book shows how she revolutionized fashion, harnessing youth, streetstyle and mass production to create a new look for everyone.
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Introduction: Making Fashion History
Part One
Before Bazaar 1919-1955
Part Two
Boutique to Wholesale 1955-1962
Modelling Quant, Stephanie Wood
Photographic Interpretations, Susanna Brown
Part Three
Into the Big Time 1963-1964
Doing Business in Transatlantic Fashion: The Experience of Mary Quant, Regina Lee Blaszczyk
Part Four
The Shock of the Knee 1965-1967
Quant and Cosmetics, Beatrice Behlen
Quant and Advertising: Collett Dickenson Pearce, Janine Sykes
Part Five
Liberated Fashion 1968-1975
Selling the Total Look: Quant and Interiors, Johanna Agerman Ross
Part Six
Lifestyle Brand 1975-2000
Conclusion: Fashion for Everyone
Appendix: Mary Quant Labels, Elisabeth Murray
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'excellent' --Burlington Magazine, July 2019, 'explores the fashion icon's trailblazing career and prominence in the 1960s - namely, the mini skirt - showcasing never-before-seen fashion photography and captivating designs.' --Daniela Saunders, 20+ Must- Have Fashion Coffee Table Books, Country & Town House, 24th May 2022
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Mary Quant is a fashion icon and this is the first focused study of her career, with a foreword by Suzy Menkes.
Published to accompany the V&A's exhibition Mary Quant (April 2019-February 2020).
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781851779956
Publisert
2019-03-25
Utgiver
Vendor
V & A Publishing
Høyde
270 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
224
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