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\Fashion Is Changing All the Time, Everywhere A Brief Overview of the Field of Fashion and Dress Studies
Keywords: Fashion Studies, Dress Studies, Asian Studies, theory, dress, fashion, interview Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, where she has organized more than 25 exhibitions since 1997, including \"A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk\", \"Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color\", and \"Paris, Capital of Fashion\". [...]she is founder and editor-in-chief of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture, the first scholarly journal in Fashion Studies. There was a young graduate student at Columbia University in the Sociology Department, Yuniya Kawamura, who wanted to write about fashion in modern society. There was the hope that you could curate an exhibition, even though realistically there were only a few jobs in the museum world for dress specialists.
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Celebrating a 100-year legacy
Highlights the anniversary of the forming of the NZ Nurses Memorial Fund (NZNMF), noting how and why it was formed, how it was operated and how recipients were chosen. Outlines the incident that prompted the formation of the fund, the death of ten NZ nurses aboard the transport ship Marquette when it was sunk by an enemy torpedo. Sets out how funds were obtained, noting events held to raise funds. Mentions the centennial luncheon held in Dunedin. Promotes the maintenance of the fund. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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Shoe obsession
\"Explores western culture's fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes, [the design of which] has become increasingly central to fashion, with fashion companies paying ever more attention to shoes and other accessories. High-heeled shoes, in particular, have become the fashion accessory of the twenty-first century ... [and this] book features some 150 pairs of the most extreme and ultra-fashionable styles of the past twelve years, including work by such prominent designers as Manolo Blahnik, Pierre Hardy, Christian Louboutin, and Bruno Frisoni for Roger Vivier\"--Dust jacket flap.
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Dance & fashion
\"Lavishly illustrated with both contemporary and historical images, the book features essays by ten fashion experts, who explore various aspects of the reciprocal relationship between dance and fashion, from the liberating effects of the tango to the influence of ballet on Japanese girl culture. Designers featured include Leon Bakst, Cristâobal Balenciaga, Comme des Garًcons, Christian Dior, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Halston, Barbara Karinka, Isaac Mizrahi, Rodarte, Yves Saint Laurent, Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, Valentino, and Iris Van Herpen\"--Publisher's website.
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