Bibliograph

Dance & fashion, edited by Valerie Steele

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Label

Dance & fashion, edited by Valerie Steele

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dance & fashion

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

877370169

Responsibility statement

edited by Valerie Steele

Summary

"Lavishly illustrated with both contemporary and historical images, the book features essays by ten fashion experts, who explore various aspects of the reciprocal relationship between dance and fashion, from the liberating effects of the tango to the influence of ballet on Japanese girl culture. Designers featured include Leon Bakst, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, Christian Dior, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Halston, Barbara Karinka, Isaac Mizrahi, Rodarte, Yves Saint Laurent, Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, Valentino, and Iris Van Herpen"--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

Dance & fashion / Valerie Steele -- From sylph to swan: the tutu and fashion / Patricia Mears -- Ballet shoes: function, fashion, and fetish / Colleen Hill -- Tangomania / Mary Davis -- On dance fashion and fashionable dances: remarks on the Berlin dance scene during the Weimar Republic / Adelheid Rasche -- Russia's icons of dance / Anna Winestein -- Movement, style, and something more: Martha Graham and modern dance / Melissa Marra -- Intersections of movement and style: African American dance and fashion in the twentieth century / Elizabeth Way -- When iconoclasts collide: Merce Cunningham and Rei Kawakubo's scenario / Emma McClendon -- In praise of sheer perfection: ballet, clothing, and Japanese culture / Masafumi Monden

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Dance and fashion

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