Atlas of Fashion Designers: More than 150 Fashion Designers are Featured from Around the World

More than 150 fashion designers are featured from around the world Current fashion is a complex phenomenon. In a constant state of constant flux, contemporary fashion combines a mix of the different cultural aspects that inform the modern individual. Atlas of Fashion Designers is born out of this proposition, and features a compilation of the most important fashion designers and their work in the past five years, selected from a multi-disciplinary perspective that display the heterogeneous mix of todays fashion world. Featured designers all have one trait in common: they were singled out, not only for the quality of their work, but also because they illustrate different perspectives in their approach to fashion. This book includes designers with a wide array of visions, from classical haute couture to those who experiment with developing fields such as anthropology, new textiles, high technology, architecture, art, or recycling. From Ricardo Tiscci, Nicholas Ghesquiere to Sybilla, to artists who are primarily concerned with pure fashion such as Lucy Orta, or to those investigators who concern themselves with innovation in the fields of textile research and technology, such as Issey Miyake or Hussein Chalayan. Atlas of Fashion Designers is a very relevant and useful reference in a hybrid society, which is composed of ever increasing heterogeneous elements. By offering a synthetic, fluid and diverse approach to the subject, the «Atlas» draws a map of the complex world of fashion at present time, and looks forward to what it may be tomorrow. Content: Fashion identity, diversity and design around the world -- Addy van den Krommenacker -- Alber Elbaz (Lanvin) -- Alena Akhmadullina -- Alexander Wang -- Alexandra Moura -- Angel Sanchez -- Anunciacao -- Ashish -- Avsh Alom Gur -- Basso & Brooke -- Bernhard Willhelm -- Blanc de Chine -- Bless -- Bora Aksu -- Cathy Pill -- Claudia Rosa Lukas -- Clements Ribeiro -- Costume National -- Craig Robinson -- Deepak Perwani -- Denis Simachev -- Eley Kishimoto -- Fukuko Ando -- H Fredriksson -- Helen Storey -- Henrik Vibskov -- Hikaru Katano -- Igor Chapurin -- Ilja Visser -- Isabela Capeto -- Jens Laugesen -- Jeremy Laing -- Jeroen van Tuyl -- Joe Casely-Hayford -- Jorge Luis Salinas -- Jose Ramon Reyes -- Josep Font -- Josh Goot -- Julia y Renata -- Kanya Miki -- Karen Walker -- Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel) -- Karlla Girotto -- Katarzyna Szczotarska -- Kim Jones -- Kostas Murkudis -- Lie Sang Bong -- Maison Martin Margiela -- Manish Arora -- Maria Cornejo -- Martin Grant -- Mikio Sakabe -- mina perhonen -- Neil Barrett -- Nina Donis -- Pablo Ramirez -- Rick Owens -- Spastor -- Sun Goddess -- Susan Cianciolo -- Sybilla -- Temperley London -- Thom Browne -- Timothy Everest -- Unconditional -- Vero Ivaldi -- Viktor & Rolf -- Walter Van Beirendonck -- Yigal Azrouel -- Dedication and acknowledgments. Abstract: ''More than sixty designers from more than thirty countries are depicted in all, each of who present a unique and varied perspective and will play a significant role in the future of fashion. Atlas of Fashion Designers draws a map of current fashion, portraying the different viewpoints, backgrounds, personalities, skills and beliefs of today's top designers. It travels the globe to deliver a close-up look at those who are changing the face of fashion today and helping us understand what tomorrow may bring.''--Jacket Current fashion is a complex phenomenon. In a constant state of constant flux, contemporary fashion combines a mix of the different cultural aspects that inform the modern individual. Atlas of Fashion Designers is born out of this proposition, and features a compilation of the most important fashion designers and their work in the past five years, selected from a multi-disciplinary perspective that display the heterogeneous mix of today's fashion world. Featured designers all have one trait in common: they were singled out, not only for the quality of their work, but also because they illustrate different perspectives in their approach to fashion. This book includes designers with a wide array of visions, from classical haute couture to those who experiment with developing fields such as anthropology, new textiles, high technology, architecture, art, or recycling. From Ricardo Tiscci, Nicholas Ghesquière to Sybilla, to artists who are primarily concerned with pure fashion such as Lucy Orta, or to those investigators who concern themselves with innovation in the fields of textile research and technology, such as Issey Miyake or Hussein Chalayan.Atlas of Fashion Designers is a very relevant and useful reference in a hybrid society, which is composed of ever increasing heterogeneous elements. By offering a synthetic, fluid and diverse approach to the subject, the “Atlas” draws a map of the complex world of fashion at present time, and looks forward to what it may be tomorrow. "Atlas of Fashion Designers illustrates the expanding of cultural boundaries that have begun to emerge and shape modern fashion today. It explores the prominent and influential fashion designers emanating from all over the world, and not just the major fashion centers. This one-of-a-kind collection features the most significant fashion designers from around the world and their work over the last five years. Each profile illustrates the impact each designer has had on the industry through biographical information, interviews, photos and sketches from their recent collections." "Current fashion icons, including Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Viktor & Rolf, Alber Elbaz for Lanvin and Josep Font are represented, fighting to keep haute couture the dominant force in fashion among the new wave of multicultural designers." "More than sixty designers from more than thirty countries are depicted in all, each of who present a unique and varied perspective and will play a significant role in the future of fashion. Atlas of Fashion Designers draws a map of current fashion, portraying the different viewpoints, backgrounds, personalities, skills and beliefs of today's top designers. It travels the globe to deliver a close-up look at those who are changing the face of fashion today and helping us understand what tomorrow may bring." --Book Jacket ''More than sixty designers from more than thirty countries are depicted in all, each of who present a unique and varied perspective and will play a significant role in the future of fashion. Atlas of Fashion Designers draws a map of current fashion, portraying the different viewpoints, backgrounds, personalities, skills and beliefs of today's top designers. It travels the globe to deliver a close-up look at those who are changing the face of fashion today and helping us understand what tomorrow may bring.''--Jacket. Read more... "Features the most significant fashion designers from around the world and their work over the last five years. Each profile illustrates the impact each designer has had on the industry through biographical information, interviews, photos, and sketches from their recent collections"--Page 4 of cover