Fashioning Fabrics

Description

Investigates the various ways in which textiles are used by fashion designers, focusing on those for whom textiles are a central part of their practice. This book explores the experimental, the beautiful and the extravagant in textile and fashion design. It traces the history of the innovations and passion that runs through many designers' work.

Author description

Sandy Black is the author of Knitwear in Fashion (Thames & Hudson, 2002) and has contributed to numerous other publications including Fashion and Function: Factors in the development of protective clothing (Woodhead, 2005). She is currently a Reader in Fashion Design and Technology at the London College of Fashion. Elyssa Da Cruz is a fashion historian and journalist residing in New York City. She is currently a Research Associate at the Costume Institute, where she has contributed to several costume exhibitions and served as co-curator for 2004's WILD: Fashion Untamed. Da Cruz is a part-time professor at The New School, and her contributions have been featured in The Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, as well as publications such as Zink, CITY, and Elle Canada.