IN THE NAME OF ART

For those of you who were curious after the week 9 reading that mentioned the Prada store built in the middle of the desert… well here it is.

SOME HANDY ESSAYS FROM THE MET

I was trolling through the MET’s extensive resources and I came across these concise little essays…

Made in Italy: Italian Fashion from 1950 to Now – by Elyssa Da Cruz

Miyake, Kawakubo, and Yamamoto: Japanese Fashion in the Twentieth Century – by Elyssa Da Cruz

 Vivienne Westwood (born 1941) and the Postmodern Legacy of Punk Style – by Shannon Price

QUT LIBRARY – ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

Are you interested in researching the late great British designer Alexander McQueen?

Here are just some of great resources available from QUT’s Library

Alexander McQueen : savage beauty / Andrew Bolton ; with contributions by Susannah Frankel and Tim Blanks ; photography by Sølve Sundsbø.

British fashion designers / Hywel Davies.

Alexander McQueen: Genius of a Generation / Kirsten Knox

Tartan / Jonathan Faiers.

Visionaries : interviews with fashion designers / Susannah Frankel.

WE HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET

I-D, The Positive Issue, 100, Jan 1992, pg 26-7

HOMEBOY TO HIPPIE

THE FACE, Vol 2, No 9, June 1989, pg 36-41

THE ADVENTURERS

I-D, The Travel Issue, 93, June 1991, pg 66-7

A QUESTION OF CULTURE

I-D, The Strength Issue, 111, Dec 1992, pg 27-30

AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH KATE MOSS

I-D, The Smart Issue, 123, Dec 1993, pg 22-6

AFRO POWER

Photo shoot from THE FACE, No. 75, Dec 1994, pg 118-125

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If you haven’t already, check out the Asia Pacific Design Library at the State Library. Keep up to date with up coming events on their blog here.

This Saturday, 25th Aug, you can catch a talk at SLQ on Fashion and Cultural Identity. The talk will be held at 3pm, but don’t worry if you cant make it, it will also be live streamed here.