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Reemplazados en un primer momento por máquinas y barridos posteriormente por ordenadores y robots, pocos consideran los oficios artesanos procedimientos superiores de creación, y son menos aun quienes sospechan que el pensamiento manual tenga algo que decir sobre el funcionamiento del mundo. Este tiempo de quincalleria en serie estaba destinado a desdeñar la minuciosidad y el rigor artesanos. La globalizacion de la ramploneria y la generalizada querencia por productos fraudulentos han creado una cortina de humo que encubre el bochornoso modus operandi de nuestra cultura. Al privilegiar el cuanto en perjuicio del como, la dignidad del trabajo artesanal pasa totalmente desapercibida para un publico indiferente al aura que desprenden sus creaciones. Cegados por nuestro potencial tecnologico para alterar los procesos de la naturaleza, no vemos en las habilidades artesanas mas que rescoldos de sociedades atrasadas. Los galones concedidos por el tiempo a los conocedores del secreto de lo bien hecho se han vuelto completamente irrelevantes para consumidores a quienes la moda y una crisis endemica han educado los bolsillos, pero tambien la sensibilidad. La logica del lucro, enemiga de la actividad lenta y afanosa de los artesanos, ha atribuido a los cada vez mas escasos sastres el papel de proveedores de un segmento marginal con el criterio y los medios necesarios para acudir a sus talleres. Asi pues, apelar a un oficio en recesion permanente sobre el que pesa una imagen de enclave ostentoso, engolado y algo extravagante para poner al desnudo esta civilizacion de la maquina no parece, en principio, muy juicioso. Sin embargo, mas que un desahogo nostalgico, el estudio de la sastreria y del arte de vestirse constituye una excelente palanca para remover los cimientos de nuestro mundo y echar un vistazo a sus raices.

Este libro recopila cientos de muestras de diseño de etiquetaje en moda. Una pieza aparentemente insignificante cuando se adquiere una prenda de ropa también juega un importante papel como reclamo publicitario e imagen de marca de las firmas de moda, participando en su posicionamiento e incluso trascendiendo a convertirse en pequeños objetos coleccionables. Los ejemplos que se muestran en el libro destacan por su creatividad, llevando la etiqueta más allá de su mera función y adoptando formas tridimensionales, en ocasiones, como minúsculas metáforas de objetos cotidianos. Sin duda una notable fuente de inspiración para diseñadores relacionados profesionalmente con la moda.

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum draws more visitors than any other museum in the world--90,000 a day in the summertime--and the exhibit of air travel posters featured in this unique companion volume combines arresting, colorful art, rare archival material, and a unique approach to aeronautical history. The posters--most of them never before published--feature barnstormers, gliders, and flying boats, the earliest passenger flights, the first luxury-liners, mail carriers, jets, and much more. Spanning a century and a half, they combine the popular art and the commerce of their eras, with both explored in the entertaining, informative text by a longstanding National Air and Space Museum curator. From 19th-century circus impresarios offering rides in gaudy hot-air balloons to the sleek 21st-century airliners, the posters provide a fascinating illustrated history of flight as it evolved from an exotic realm inhabited only by visionaries and daredevils into our modern world of speedy jets and frequent flyers--no longer extraordinary, perhaps, but still echoing with the exhilarating thrill and glamorous excitement captured here. Countless visitors to the museum''s traveling poster exhibition and the permanent exhibition "America by Air" will delight in the gorgeous and wonderful graphics collected in this appealing, affordable book--and so will aviation buffs, armchair travelers, and poster connoisseurs everywhere.

“L’autèntic glamur ve de la felicitat”, digué Liza Minelli. Què és, però, el glamur? Gastar-se molts diners per anar a la moda? Per sort a Barcelona cada cop hi ha més outlets, les botigues on es pod

A sensual and intellectual pleasure from start to finish' - Deborah Levy, author of The Cost of LivingWe are all dressed. But how often do we pause to think about the place of our clothes in our lives? What unconscious thoughts do we express when we dress every day? Can memories, meaning and ideas be wrapped up in a winter coat?These are the questions that interest Shahidha Bari, as she explores the secret language of our clothes. Ranging freely through literature, art, film and philosophy, Dressed tracks the hidden power of clothes in our culture and our daily lives. From the depredations of violence and ageing to our longing for freedom, love and privacy, from the objectification of women to the crisis of masculinity, each garment exposes a fresh dilemma. Item by item, the story of ourselves unravels.

his riveting behind-the-scenes story of the clothes on our backs is a must-read for clotheshorses everywhere' Harper's Bazaar 'Extraordinary . . .

This new volume introduces the patternmaking techniques used in the field for draping details high fashion trousers and skirts

Creating a capsule collection a fashion collection based on one single design concept is a process that requires much thought and organization with different steps to be considered Firstly it is necessary to find a concept one single theme that structures the designs of that collection and from which the creations are developed The next step is to design a moodboard an inspirational collage formed by images text and samples of materials prior to the design of the collection which then leads to the initial sketches using the illustration technique of one s choosing Through these 16 tutorials the reader will learn the necessary elements that any process should have when designing a collection and how it should be presented in a portfolio The techniques used in the book range from watercolour to collage as well as digital tools This is a book from which aspiring fashion designers will be able to draw the inspiration and skills needed to launch their own collection

Perfectly attuned to the rising interest and market for men's style, The Parisian Gentleman presents the leading men's style-makers, from hidden ateliers and little-known studios to internationally renowned names such as shirtmakers Charvet, shoe-makers Berluti and recently revived trunkmakers Moynat. The stories of each house, and the creatives and craftsmen behind them, bring alive the clothes, capture fading traditions, and celebrate an unceasing dedication to quality. Hugo Jacomet personally knows many of the leaders of these sought-after marques, many of which are difficult to access, so the portrait he paints of each maker derives from first-hand knowledge. Impeccable photography, much of which was shot exclusively for this publication, provides an exquisite complement to the words. An essential addition to the well-dressed man's private wardrobe and collection.

Royal women wield a unique, quiet kind of power. They use their clothing choices and their styling preferences to create a visual brand that is at once aspirational and accessible, and to project a sartorial statement that encompasses their values, priorities, and beliefs. For Britain's modern monarchy, fashion is often their most powerful and prominent political statement. And for this reason, it is ripe for dissection--from the tip of the fascinator to the toe of the pump.Filled with hundreds of 4-color photos and presented in a luxurious, coffee table-ready package, HRH will be split into four sections, each covering one of the four royals. The book will build off of Elizabeth's Instagram series, "So Many Thoughts" (SMT), by expanding her signature royal commentary to include deep-dive essays on both the royal women she studies and broader topics such as the cultural history of the hat and the role of social media in royal commentary. And of course, HRH will include plenty of the iconic photo captions that SMT fans have come to love.Think the format of Notorious RBG with the content of The Crown and the social media buzz of The Home Edit.