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Renowned photographer Horst A. Friedrichs offers his inspirational take on the very best of contemporary denim style. Denim is one of the most versatile clothing materials and its loyal fans can be found everywhere. Over the decades it's been the symbol of farmers, rebels, hippies, and men in leisure suits. Denim is loved by designers for its durability and economy-and once again, the hottest fashion trendsetters are featuring the material in unprecedented iterations. In his signature style, Horst A. Friedrichs has scoured the streets of London looking for the most interesting and exciting examples of denim fashion. This book takes in all aspects of the thriving denim culture, whose followers can be obsessive about how the denim is woven, the old shuttle looms that produce it, the people who weave it, and the skills and techniques they have and use. Pages of gorgeous photographs of denim wear will inspire today's style conscious and trendspotters alike.
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Horst A. Friedrichs, geboren 1966 in Frankfurt am Main, studierte an der Fotofachakademie München. Von 1990 bis 1994 war er als freier Fotoreporter unter anderem für Stern, Merian, New York Times und Independent Magazin tätig. Reisen nach Südafrika, Namibia und Venezuela, wo er mit dem Maler Angel Sanches zusammenarbeitete. 1994 Gruppenausstellung "Frankfurter Gesichter" und Rückkehr nach München, wo er als freier Bildjournalist für deutsche, englische und amerikanische Zeitschriften arbeitete. Seit 1997 lebt er in London.
Summary
Renowned photographer Horst A. Friedrichs offers his inspirational take on the very best of contemporary denim style. Denim is one of the most versatile clothing materials and its loyal fans can be found everywhere. Over the decades it's been the symbol of farmers, rebels, hippies, and men in leisure suits. Denim is loved by designers for its durability and economy-and once again, the hottest fashion trendsetters are featuring the material in unprecedented iterations. In his signature style, Horst A. Friedrichs has scoured the streets of London looking for the most interesting and exciting examples of denim fashion. This book takes in all aspects of the thriving denim culture, whose followers can be obsessive about how the denim is woven, the old shuttle looms that produce it, the people who weave it, and the skills and techniques they have and use. Pages of gorgeous photographs of denim wear will inspire today's style conscious and trendspotters alike.
