Colors in Fashion
Colors in Fashion

Author: Jonathan Faiers

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-11-17

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1474273718

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Color speaks a powerful cultural language, conveying political, sexual, and economic messages that, throughout history, have revealed how we relate to ourselves and our world. This ground-breaking compilation is the first to investigate how color in fashionable and ceremonial dress has played a significant social role, indicating acceptance and exclusion, convention and subversion. From the use of white in pioneering feminism to the penchant for black in post-war France, and from mystical scarlet broadcloth to the horrors of arsenic-laden green fashion, this publication demonstrates that color in dress is as mutable, nuanced, and varied as color itself. Divided into four thematic parts – solidarity, power, innovation, and desire – each section highlights the often violent, emotional histories of color in dress across geographical, temporal and cultural boundaries. Underlying today's relaxed attitude to color lies a chromatic complexity that speaks of wars, migrations and economics. While acknowledging the importance that technology has played in the development of new dyes, the chapters explore color as a catalyst for technical innovation that continues to inspire designers, artists, and performers. Bringing together cutting-edge contributions from leading scholars, it is essential reading for academics of fashion, textiles, design, cultural studies and art history.

Color Your Style
Color Your Style

Author: David Zyla

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-01-25

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1101486228

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Move over Color Me Beautiful, an Emmy Award-winning costume designer shows women how to find their authentic style archetype. David Zyla has made women look sensational on the runway, television, and Broadway for twenty years. In Color Your Style ,David shows how every woman can unlock her authentic style based on a combination of her personality, her eight true colors, and one of twenty-four color-palette archetypes-from the Wholesome Flirt to the Romantic Poetess to The Maverick. Through quizzes, charts, and stories, women can discover the colors, clothes, and accessories that will attract love, power, energy, and attention. Color Your Style is like getting an astrological reading-only color-inspired-allowing you to learn more about yourself while you make over your wardrobe. We are at our best when we feel comfortable, confident, and know we look fantastic. Zyla and Color Your Style shows women how to be their best-without being slaves to designer labels or the latest trends.

The Colour of Fashion
The Colour of Fashion

Author: Caroline Young

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781802790849

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Telling stories drawn from across history, The Colour of Fashion delves into the significance of colour in dress, and explores how the symbolism has shifted over time.

The Color of Fashion
The Color of Fashion

Author: Caroline Young

Publisher: Welbeck

Published: 2022-04-19

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1802794379

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The Color of Fashion is a stunning book with fascinating stories of fashion woven throughout history with COLOR. Whether it's mellow yellow, in the pink, feeling blue, or green with envy, COLOR is so entwined with our emotions that there are countless expressions and song lyrics devoted to it. But what meaning does color have in what we wear? What does a green dress convey when worn to a cocktail party, what significance does a white trouser suit have when worn by a female politician, and why does a woman in red command attention? The Color of Fashion delves into the significance of color in dress and explores how the symbolism has shifted over time. Think of how black transitioned from a color of mourning to the ultimate in elegance, how millennial pink has defined the Instagram generation, and beige, once a sophisticated favorite of Chanel, now reflects the normcore subculture. Featuring images of iconic colorful moments in fashion history - including Jennifer Lopez in green Versace, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez in white tailoring and Audrey Hepburn in that Little Black Dress - this book is an essential read for fashion lovers everywhere.

Fashion in Colors
Fashion in Colors

Author: Akiko Fukai

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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Conceived by the celebrated design duo Viktor & Rolf, whose audacious fashions grace runways in Paris and New York, this edition includes more than eighty works by designers such as Balenciaga, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Junya Watanabe, Yohji Yamamoto, Madeleine Vionnet, Vivienne Westwood, Azzedine Alaia, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Viktor & Rolf, and Rei Kawakubo, most of them from KCI's permanent collections. Featuring essays that discuss the influence of color on fashion and society by scholars including Akiko Fukai (Chief Curator, KCI), Lourdes Font (Assistant Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology), Claude Levi-Strauss, and Barbara Bloemink (Curatorial Director, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum), Fashion in Colors also includes designer profiles and an extended interview with Viktor & Rolf. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum Presents compelling perspectives on the impact of design on daily life through its educational programs, exhibitions, and publications. Cooper-Hewitt is housed in the historic Andrew Carnegie Mansion in New York City.

Colour Forecasting for Fashion
Colour Forecasting for Fashion

Author: Debra Johnston Cob

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2012-02-12

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1780676662

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Color is a powerful selling tool. It is the first thing to catch the consumer's eye in the shop window. Get the color choice wrong and an entire range can stay on the racks. So, how do colors arrive on the runway or the sales floor and why do different companies all seem to choose similar colors each season? The answer lies in the work of the huge color forecasting industry. Color Forecasting for Fashion breaks down the forecasting process—from how to put together a color palette to color theory and the way that colors behave—and helps you to build the combination of research and intuitive skills that a successful designer or forecaster needs.

Color Me Beautiful
Color Me Beautiful

Author: Carole Jackson

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2011-12-07

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0307804518

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Color is magic! No matter what kind of clothes you like to wear, the right colors can make the difference between looking drab and looking radiant! You can wear every color of the rainbow. Shade makes the difference. Using simple guidelines, professional color consultant Carole Jackson helps you choose the thirty shades that make you look smashing. What color season are you? Spring: Your colors are clear, delicate, or bright with yellow undertones. Summer: Cool, soft colors with blue undertones are right for you. Autumn: You look best in stronger colors with orange and gold undertones. Winter: Clear, vivid, or icy colors with blue undertones make you look best. Color Me Beautiful will also help you: • Develop your color personality • Learn to perfect your make-up color • Use color to solve specific figure problems • Save money by designing a color-coordinated wardrobe for all occasions • Discover your clothing personality • Determine the fabrics that are best for you • Use accessories successfully—from stockings to scarves