描述
ampamp34An Endless Thread serves as a longoverdue celebration of Grant who has long advocated for the intersection of cultural pride style and a maintaining of tradition.VoguePart lookbook part memoir and part history this beautifully illustrated monument to a singular designer who helped inspire the growing Indigenous fashion movement is also a powerful demonstration of the enduring resonance and possibilities of Haida art.Inspired by a discussion with celebrated Haida artist Bill Reid Haida designer Dorothy Grant made it her lifes mission to bring her cultureampamp8217s traditional art into contemporary fashion while adhering to the principle of Yaguudang or respect for oneself and others. The 1989 launch of her Feastwear collection featuring modern silhouettes handappliquampamp233eacuted with Northwest Coast formline immediately established her at the forefront of Indigenous fashion in North America and she has since hosted runway shows and trunk sales from Paris to Vancouver to Tokyo. Her clients include Indigenous leaders national politicians and global celebrities and her garments can be found in museums and galleries around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Dorothy Grant An Endless Thread is the first monograph to celebrate her trailblazing career.
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Fruugo ID:
339419477-744583505
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ISBN:
9781773272412