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The Language of Fashion Design
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The Language of Fashion Design

by Laura Volpintesta
February 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
240 pages
7h 2m
English
Rockport Publishers
Content preview from The Language of Fashion Design
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deconstruction
One of the most interesting aspects of late
twentieth-century fashion has been the onset of
deconstruction, undoing fashion’s standards of
exclusivity and polished finish and exposing the
industry’s secrets by putting the formerly hidden,
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the language of fashion design
unsightly finishes on the outside of the gar-
ment and finding the beauty in them—whether
in homage to their careful execution, their
expression of vulnerability and honesty, or to
“deface” hard, glossy, unattainable glamour.
Distressed fabrics, uneven edges, ...
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ISBN: 9781592538218