| Description |
1 online resource (v, 295 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Series |
Dress cultures |
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Dress cultures.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: The Paradoxes of Dutch Fashion -- Profile: G-star / Anneke Smelik -- pt. I Dutch Fashion Culture -- 2. Clogs on High Heels: Dutch Cultural Heritage and Fashion -- Profile: Max Heymans / Jose Teunissen -- 3. Contours of the Dutch Fashion Industry -- Profile: Hollandia-Kattenburg / Michiel Scheffer -- 4. Don't Dress to Impress: Fashion Discourse in Dutch Magazines -- Profile: Frans Molenaar / Maaike Feitsma -- 5. Vivid Colours: From the Local to the Global and Back Again: Oilily, Mac & Maggie and -CoraKemperman -- Profile: Jan Taminiau / Maaike Feitsma -- 6. Denim Goes Dutch: A Myth-in-the-Making -- Profile: Francisco van Benthum / Anneke Smelik -- pt. II Dutch Firms and Designers -- 7. Van Gils: Between Designing a Lifestyle and Making Suits -- Profile: C & A / Anja Koppchen -- 8. Mexx: A Dutch Brand with Global Reach -- Profile: Claudia Strater / Anja Koppchen -- 9. From Mac & Maggie to -CoraKemperman: Successful Co-Creation in Production and Consumption -- Profile: The People of the Labyrinths / Constantin von Maltzahn -- 10. Vanilia: High-Street the Dutch Way -- Profile: Marlies Dekkers / Constantin von Maltzahn -- 11. Spijkers en Spijkers: A Cut Above -- Profile: Alexander van Slobbe / Constantin von Maltzahn -- pt. III Novel Perspectives -- 12. Dutch Fashion Photography: Liquid Bodies and Fluid Faces -- Profile: Studio JUX / Danielle Bruggeman -- 13. Fashion as a New Materialist Aesthetics: The Case of Viktor & Rolf -- Profile: Bas Kosters / Danielle Bruggeman -- 14. Cybercouture: The Fashionable Technology of Pauline van Dongen, Iris van Herpen and Bart Hess -- Profile: Anouk Wipprecht / Anneke Smelik |
| Summary |
Contemporary fashion in the Netherlands is successful globally and shows a rich, paradoxical diversity. 'Delft Blue to Denim Blue' maps the landscape of Dutch fashion in all its rich variety and complexity. Luxuriously illustrated in colour and black & white, The book uncovers the cultural heritage of Dutch fashion and explores the individual designers and brands, including romantic designer Jan Taminiau who creates spectacular gala gowns for Queen Maxima, Iris Van Herpen, Kichael Van Der Ham and conceptual designer duo Viktor & Rolf, as well as the many popular brands, such as G-Star jeans, Mexx, Supertrash, CoraKemperman, Vanilla, Sjaak Hullekes, and the affordable retailer, C & A. Fashion photographers like Inez Van Lamsweerde and Erwin Olaf are explored too. 'Delft Blue to Denim Blue' also looks into the future of Dutch fashion, discussing the vanguard of wearable technology, with cybercouture designers like Pauline vanDongen and Bart Hess |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 6, 2019) |
| Subject |
Fashion -- Netherlands
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Fashion design -- Netherlands
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Fashion designers -- Netherlands
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Fashion -- Netherlands -- History -- 20th century
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Fashion design -- Netherlands -- History -- 21st century
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DESIGN -- Textile & Costume.
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Fashion
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Fashion design
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Fashion designers
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Design
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Mode
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Netherlands
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Niederlande
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Smelik, Anneke, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781838608354 |
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1838608354 |
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9781838608347 |
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1838608346 |
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