Archive for the ‘Readings’ Category
Fashion as Communication — Malcolm Barnard
Posted in Readings on September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Fashioned Body — Joanne Entwistle
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The Fashion System — Roland Barthes
Posted in Readings on September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In this book, Roland Barthes analyzes the language of Fashion magazines. In terms of how it relates to my thinking and process I find it interesting to read deeper into how language signifies different aspects in many levels. It’s very similar to analyzing visual elements of a design layout. And also, as always, what Peter [...]
Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster — Dana Thomas
Posted in Readings, tagged Luxury on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Moment of Assembly
Posted in Readings, Thinking behind the Making, tagged Clarity, Collections, Readings on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The result of this weekends work clarified which area of Fashion I am more interested in. Reading a book, Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster, about the business side of the industry led me to think about buying. But what’s important to me is the collecting and combining aspect. The balance of which pieces work [...]