The Cutting Edge: Fashion from Japan
Publishing Details
The Cutting Edge: Fashion from Japan
By (Author) Louise Mitchell
Powerhouse Publishing
Powerhouse Publishing
28th December 2005
Australia
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
746.920952
Physical Properties
112
Width 220mm, Height 280mm
Description
The story of Japanese fashion is both brief and extraordinary and has challenged Western notions of fashion and aesthetics. The Cutting Edge examines this story and looks at the work of 19 designers. It includes pioneers Hanae Mori, Kenzo Takada and the 'big 3'- Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garcons), Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto; and the exciting work of a new generation of designers led by Junya Watanabe and Jun Takahashi and others little known outside Japanese fashion and art circles.
Author Bio
Louise Mitchell is a curator of International Decorative Arts and Design at the Powerhouse Museum. Her previous publications include Stepping Out: Three Centuries of Shoes and Christian Dior: The Magic of Fashion. Akiko Fukai is Senior Curator at the Kyoto Costume Institute and has curated numerous exhibitions since the Institute's establishment in 1978. Bonnie English is Senior Lecturer in Art and Design Theory and a past Deputy-Director at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane. Louise Mitchell, Akiko Fukai, Bonnie English.
