Geoffrey Beene: The Anatomy of His Work
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (850 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810931419 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has also turned the traditional fashion show upside down, abandoning runways and star models in favor of art installations and dancers whose leaps and grand jetes display the luxurious freedom of movement his clothes allow. For academic and larger public library fashion collections.?Wilda Williams, "Library Journal"Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. For more than 30 years, Beene, a one-time medical student from Louisiana and an eight-time winner of the prestigious Coty Award, has revolutionized feminine fashion, liberating women from the "conventional mechanics of dress" by removing paddings and interlinings, zippers and fasteners from his lighter-than-air jumpsuits and gowns. . From Library Journal "Clothes should look as if a woman were born into them. This beautiful volume, lavishly illustrated with 120 photos by the world's great fashion photographers, is not a chronological retrospective of Beene's work (although his structured 1960s dresses are presented) but r
"Great photos, but not much biography on Mr. Beene" according to Eric McCalla. As this is one of the few books available on the artistry of Geoffrey Beene, it is both a welcome addition to the world of fashion-photography books and sadly, a very weak treatment of the how-and-why of his work. The photos are oversized and some are gate-folded, but there are not nearly enough to cover the breadth of more than Great photos, but not much biography on Mr. Beene As this is one of the few books available on the artistry of Geoffrey Beene, it is both a welcome addition to the world of fashion-photography books and sadly, a very weak treatment of the how-and-why of his work. The photos are oversized and some are gate-folded, but there are not nearly enough to cover the breadth of more than 30 year's. 0 year's. A Customer said Great photos, horrible text.. I'm surprised that Booklist calls the text of this book "witty and informative." I found the text to be the major weakness of the book. It's vague, rambling, and completely UNinformative. I didn't learn about Beene's background, education, training, or business. All I got was a lot of fashion-speak garble about his brilliance and genius.
120 photos, 70 in color.. Never one to toe the fashion-establishment line, Geoffrey Beene has always been in a class by himself. This bright, witty biography brings a new level of understanding and meaning to Beene's life and career. For more than 30 years, Beene has pursued his own uncompromising breed of modernism, creating clothes that streamline the female form