THEOREM[A]: The Body, Emotion + Politics in Fashion
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
THEOREM[A]: The Body, Emotion + Politics in Fashion
By (Author) Filep Motwary
Skira
Skira
1st April 2019
Italy
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
746.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
500g
Description
How connected are fashion designers to the body they design for today Is there truly a way for the body to be trained in order to serve fashion How can you manoeuvre emotion through your work Each era has its dominant themes and fashion readily reflects them.
Fashion as a reflection of society is also a privileged lens to see things more consciously. The necessity to sharpen the focus on the interlinked trilogy of the body, the mind, and politics is what has seamlessly been questioned in this provocative series of interviews.
Curator, author, journalist, photographer and costume designer Filep Motwary releases his latest book ideated by Polimoda, THEOREM[A]: The Body, Emotion + Politics in Fashion. Formatted as a series of interviews with select contemporary fashion key figures, the book investigates the dressed body as a political statement, focusing on the linked trilogy of the mind, body and politics. In his provocative series of interviews, Motwary spoke with participants chosen for their professional integrity, their body of work and vast knowledge of historical and contemporary fashion, among other factors. Interviews were conducted with Hussein Chalayan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Pamela Golbin, Iris van Herpen, Harold Koda, Michle Lamy, Thierry-Maxime Loriot, Antonio Mancinelli, Suzy Menkes, Violeta Sanchez, Valerie Steele, Jun Takahashi, Olivier Theyskens, Viktor & Rolf and Nick Knight. The interviews each explore the essence and perception of the body, poetic emotion and politics, touching specifically on the issues and controversies surrounding the current state of fashion.
Author Bio
Filep Motwary, costume designer, photographer, journalist, fashion curator, is the author of Haute--Porter, the book, published by Lannoo in April 2016. He is the Fashion Features Editor of Dapper Dan Magazine, and counts a sum up of approximately 350 interviews since 2004 with fashion pioneers.
