Charles James: The Couture Secrets of Shape

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Charles James: The Couture Secrets of ShapeThe British American designer Charles James (19061978), 'Americas First Couturier', is known for the extraordinarily elegant evening gowns he created in the 1930s. But even then he was already designing unisex styles, like the famous eiderdown jackets which enjoyed a revival in New York in the 1970s. James is regarded as a visionary thinker in the world of fashion, into which he introduced lasting innovations in terms of both technique and

accompanied by fascinating illustrations made out of sand by Carolina Cerbaro

With a mix of technical precision and graphic minimalism

It describes the encounters and processes by which the architects learned to operate in a culture and context very different from their own

where he had a profound influence on a whole generation of students

the book impressively shows the creative period between 2007 and 2018

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and tone changes each time it’s published

photographed

Real Review interviews photographer Juergen Teller on persona and confidence

With a title drawn from Baudelaire’s writings on dandyism

art rock and artists’ mock enterprises

the book not only recasts the humble plastic bag via the lens of the colour-drenched still life