Paula Wallace Guo Pei (Hardback)
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Further Details Title: Guo Pei Condition: New EAN: 9780847860661 ISBN: 9780847860661 Publisher: Skira Rizzoli Format: Hardback Release Date: 04/03/2018 Item Height: 311mm Item Length: 244mm Item Width: 21mm Item Weight: 1440g Contributor: Paula Wallace (Foreword by), Howl Collective (Photographs by), Lynn Yaeger (Introduction by) Language: English Subtitle: Couture Beyond ISBN-10: 0847860663 Description: An exponent of artisan craftsmanship and theatrical fantasy often compared to Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton, Guo Pei dresses Chinese state dignitaries and American celebrities alike in richly bejewelled creations of imperial opulence. The designer s first monograph, published on the occasion of her first solo exhibition, offers insight into the growing global influence of China and the complexities of its cultural transition. The premier China-based fashion designer to figure prominently on the world stage, Guo Pei produces ornate embroidery and intricate designs that derive from the ancient traditions and symbols of her Chinese heritage, rendered in glamorous silhouettes. Andrew Bolton describes the approach as an auto-orientalist couture unprecedented in the millennial history of Chinese dress. The grandeur of her work, from the aureate cape Rihanna wore to the 2015 Met Gala to a gown festooned with 200,000 crystals featured in the Beijing Olympics, distinguishes Guo Pei as a worthy heir to the grand tradition of haute couture.Lush photography reveals the unprecedented detail achieved through the thousands of hours committed to each garment s workmanship, a signature of Guo Pei s atelier. This landmark volume presents a tableau of Guo Pei s resplendent work: expansive, unconventional, and otherworldly. Country/Region of Manufacture: US Genre: Fashion & Design Author: Paula Wallace Release Year: 2018 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
