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¿ Die Geschichten hinter den beliebtesten und zeitlosesten Kleidungsstücken
¿ Mit 350 Fotos von Stilikonen, von Paul Newman zu Kate Moss, von Grace Kelly bis Mick Jagger
Hinter fast jedem Kleidungsstück der modernen Garderobe verbirgt sich ein "erstes seiner Art" -
das Kleidungsstück, das oft von einem einzigen Unternehmen oder einer Marke für spezielle Zwecke entworfen wurde und auf dem alle nachfolgenden Versionen basieren und heute Kult ist: von klassischen Brogues bis zu bretonischen Streifenshirts, von der Jeansjacke bis zum klassischen weißen Hemd. Dieses Buch erzählt ihre Geschichten.
About the author
Josh Sims is a freelance style writer, contributing to the likes of
The Financial Times, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday,
Mail on Sunday, Channel 4, the BBC,
Esquire, GQ, Wallpaper* and i-D. He is also author of
Rock/Fashion (Omnibus),
A Dictionary of Fashion Designers (Collins),
Mary, Queen of Shops (BBC Books) and contributor to several fashion books from Taschen. He has extensive contacts within the style and mainstream press.
Summary
Behind nearly every item in the modern wardrobe is a 'first of its kind' - the definitive item, often designed by a single company or brand for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions have been based (and originals of which are now collector items in the booming vintage market). The T-shirt, for example, may now be an innocuous, everyday item, but was created by American company Hanes for US Navy personnel at the turn of the 20th century and was subsequently adopted by sportsmen and bikers. Other items have been designed for sport, farm work or protection, and made their way into everyday usage. Icons of Style examines, garment by garment, the most important and famous of these products - their provenance and history, the stories of their design, the brand/company that started it all and how the item shaped the way we all dress today. As traditional definitions of men's and women's clothes are fast changing, this book combines all key garments for everyone.
Inspiring images of the best examples of the garment - from the 1930s to contemporary times, from Marlene Dietrich to Mick Jagger - show the timeless beauty of these garments that are the basics of the stylish.
Foreword
The most stylish items of clothing to wear, from classic brogues to Breton tops, from a denim jacket to the classic white shirt, with their history and the most stunning photography to inspire the reader.
