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(unFashion) rediscoverd

Link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?r=1&ean=9780810992290

(unFashion) rediscoverd

“This witty and eye-popping book—a delightfully unconventional view of contemporary fashion as seen in the creative ways that people around the globe adorn their bodies—is the brainchild of graphic designer Tibor Kalman, who had finished the picture selection and design when he died in May 1999. Completed by his wife and partner in M&Co, noted children's book author Maira Kalman, (un)Fashion will startle, amuse, engross, and enchant as it adds posthumously to Tibor Kalman's reputation as one of the graphic design geniuses of the 20th century.”

From cardboard shoes in Africa to body paint in New Guinea, from chimney sweeps in France to an Indian Elvis, (un)Fashion scans the globe to show how real people dress: at work, on the street, or for ceremonial occasions. With virtually no text, (un)Fashion pokes gentle fun at the elitism of the fashion world, presenting its provocative observations through dynamic images by some of the world's foremost photojournalists.”

 
   

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Kate Andrews said on December 03, 2007

fab!

 
 

Karen Horton said on December 03, 2007

I saw this in the bookstore today...and I had no idea that it was already published a few years back. The photographs are so striking and have such brilliance.