TAILORED FOR FREEDOM: THE ARTISTIC DRESS IN 1900 IN FASHION, ART AND SOCIETY

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• AuthorMagdalena Holzhey
• PublisherHirmer
• Date of publication2019-02-01
• Language(s)English
• IllustrationsColour, b&w ill.
• Pages288
• DescriptionGrand format - Livre relié
• Price (VAT incl.)52.00 €
• AvailabilityOn order

Exhibition at the Kunstmuseen, Krefeld, 12 October 2018-24 February 2019

Though often seen today as a mere expression of individuality, fashion around 1900 became synonymous with the physical and social emancipation of women. Reform movements at the turn of the century strove to achieve a unity of art and life, inspiring artists to experiment with how the design of women's dresses could do more than decorate, cover, and constrict.

The clothing designs of famous artists like Heinrich Vogeler, Henry van de Velde, Josef Hoffmann, and Sonia Delaunay revealed both a new aesthetic and a new attitude to the role of women. Their loose forms, flowing fabrics, bold colors, and geometric and floral patterns liberated wearers from the social convention of decades past.

This exhibition catalogue sheds light on new interdisciplinary perspectives in the period of change at the beginning of the twentieth century-from the German Reform Movement and the Wiener Werkstätte to the English Arts and Crafts Movement and the development of Haute Couture in Paris.

Price (VAT incl.) : 52.00 €