Fashion Reimagined: Themes and Variations 1700-Now -> Reimagining Fashion: Historical Themes and Variations

Fashion Reimagined offers a captivating exploration of the surprising connections between modern fashion design and historical garments. The book showcases fifty remarkable examples of stylish attire exclusively from the impressive collection of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the museum's founding costume collection in 1972, the selection includes men's and women's fashions spanning from 1760 to 2022. The book is divided into three sections that represent different aspects of historicism: Minimalism, Pattern and Decoration, and The Body Reimagined. Each entry in the catalog addresses a specific theme and provides insight into the individual designers, fabric and construction details, as well as the influence of globalization on textiles and fashion from 1760 to the present day.

The Mint's fashion collection comprises a diverse array of historical garments, alongside significant pieces by renowned contemporary designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Gianni Versace, and Miuccia Prada. From court suits to street wear, highlights include an English eighteenth-century sack back dress, two English men's court suits, early nineteenth-century printed cotton dresses, wedding dresses from the mid and late nineteenth century, as well as a rare 1920s wedding ensemble by Roman fashion artist Maria Monaci Gallenga, and a very rare early twentieth-century Ispahan mantle by Paul Poiret. The collection also features an unusual mid twentieth-century Black Narcissus dress by American designer James Galanos, several examples of 1960s and 70s mod and hippie chic style, and innovative contemporary fashions by Giorgio Armani, Romeo Gigli, Zandra Rhodes, Anna Sui, Yoji Yamamoto, Walé Oyéjidé for Ikiré Jones, Anamika Khanna, and Iris van Herpen, among others.

Through this fascinating exploration of historical and contemporary fashion, Fashion Reimagined offers an engaging perspective on the evolving nature of style and design.

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