Cool Fashion Books?

[Johnny]

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Cool fashion book - Rei Kawakubo and Comme des Garcons by Dejan Sudjic. This is my favourite fashion book. Very well written, great photography. The pictures of the comme stores from the 80s are fascinating. So austere, but at the same time groundbreaking. Those things that became cliches of minimalism (the stores with no clothes or clothes only behind facades) just seemed "meant", and real, not pretentious- a new way of looking at retailing. Guess she's tried the same idea (new way of retailing) with DSM, but in the 00s, things are done differently.....

I got it in The Library in london

[Faust]

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I'm sure it will.

There is also this, which is rather imposing, but good for reference and overview. I recommend checking it out of the library to see if it suits you.

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Yes, definitely on my list. Caroline Evans refers to it a lot in Fashion at the Edge.

[PrinceOfCats]

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Denis Hollier reviews books on fashion [:|] This is the man who edited half of my course books...

An antidote to Sofia, from NYT's hot list, Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore To The Revolution:

www.amazon.com

[Servo2000]

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Via JC Report

Chaotic Vision Helmut Lang puts everything but the kitchen sink on display in the Selective Memory Series: The Helmut Lang Purple Book. The Selective Memory Series delves into the core of Lang's creativity, featuring a continuing progression fraught with randomness, notes, visuals, documents, sketches, and letters. Work in this particular installment dates back to 1986, and does not seek to prove anything definitive. Rather, it's a glimpse into Helmut Lang's genius, in which bits of inspiration run amidst a chaotic vision. Perhaps some of his brilliance will inspire a young design student at Parsons.

Is this a new book coming out, or a recap on an older Lang piece? It sounds fascinating.

[laika]

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Princeofcats, I read that Marie Antoinette book too--very curious to know what you think of it. She's written some very critical reviews of Sofia, actually. Apparently she offered to serve as adviser on the film, but Sofia said she didn't want any "stuffy professors" around. [:P]

[Faust]

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[quote user="laika"]Princeofcats, I read that Marie Antoinette book too--very curious to know what you think of it. She's written some very critical reviews of Sofia, actually. Apparently she offered to serve as adviser on the film, but Sofia said she didn't want any "stuffy professors" around. [:P]
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Sophia is the most hyped up thing since sliced bread. [:P]

[laika]

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Recommended by Kaiser Karl, by way of Cathy Horyn....looks fascinating.

Broken Threads: The Destruction of the Jewish Fashion Industry in Germany and Austria

[Faust]

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I've herd about that book somewhere.

[Faust]

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Yohji Yamamoto - Talking to Myself. I checked it out yesterday - it's gorgeous, and I love the DIY feel of the book.

[Avantster]

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I've always wanted that book! I've just found it difficult to purchase it sight unseen given the price.

What's the content like, Faust? More text or images?

[Faust]

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I've always wanted that book! I've just found it difficult to purchase it sight unseen given the price.

What's the content like, Faust? More text or images?

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Worth the dough, I think. Mostly image, beautiful, black and white, some text in Japanese throughout and in English in the back. There are actually two books.

[mass]

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i've been trying to find that old yohji book rewind/forward! i hate limited editions. sad thing is when it came out it was 30$ but finding it at that price will be difficult. btw that boxset sounds similar in content (rewind/forward is from 2001, and is sort of a photographic retrospect of his collections from 95-00).

[Casius]

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Where can one acquire that Yohji book? I'm guessing it's a couple hundred?

[Faust]

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[quote user="Casius"]Where can one acquire that Yohji book? I'm guessing it's a couple hundred?[/quote]

No, only Rick Owens is obnoxious enough to charge such money. It was $130 at the time of publication. Out of print now.

[Avantster]

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$130! Apparently the two volume set had 7,000 copies printed.

I managed to source down a local bookstore that was selling it for around $400 but they sold their only copy.

Where did you see it, Faust?