Valerie steele has 1 books on goodreads with 7221 ratings. Dark glamour, shoe obsession, daphne guinness, a queer history of fashion, and dance and fashion. Valerie steele is chief curator and acting director, the museum at the fashion institute of technology, state university of new york. The journal of dress, body and culture valerie steele on. Evans, a professor at central saint martins college of art and design in london, explores why a lot of fashion imagery has become so dark and decadent. Fit is such a great storehouse of fashion history and this books shows some of that off. Valerie steele books list of books by author valerie steele. Anthropology put to work by valerie steele, 9781859738412, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The social significance of nudity in early china rebecca arnold. She is also the author of numerous books, including gothic. Today were talking to valerie steele, the director and chief curator of the museum at the fashion institute of technology.
Valerie fahnestock steele born 1955 is an american fashion historian, curator, and director of. Costume valerie steeles paris fashion is the onestop scholarly guide to french fashion. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Valerie steele is director and chief curator of the museum at the fashion institute of technology, where she has personally organized more than 25 exhibitions since 1997, including the corset. Fashion theory available for download and read online in other formats. Valerie steeles book is wonderfully witty, pleasurable to read and so well.
In addition steele is the editorinchief of fashion theory. She is also founder and editor in chief of fashion theory. D candidate to director and chief curator of the museum at fit. The journal of dress, body and culture steele, valerie on. She is also the founder and editor in chief of fashion theory. Among her many publications are fashion italian style and china chic. Buy fashion theory by valerie steele, carol tulloch from waterstones today. Valerie steele, chief curator at the museum at the fashion institute of technology and founder of fashion theory. Valerie ann worwood the fragrant pharmacy valerie ann worwood.
The first book to explore the synergy between dance and fashion, featuring a wide range of dancefashion collaborations and inspirations dress and adornment have long played an important role in the visual allure of dance, and fashion designers have often been inspired by the way dancers look. A cultural history, valerie steele, chief curator and acting director of the museum at the fashion institute of technology and editor of fashion theory. The journal of dress, body, and culture and with contributions from some 300 reputable academics, journalists, and fashion industry professionals, this impressive. I was convinced that fashion was a valid topic, so i just sort of plunged ahead. The importance of studying the body as a site for the deployment of discourses is wellestablished. The washington post fashion theory has established itself as an international forum for analysing the significance of. Valerie steele is director and chief curator of the museum at the fashion institute of technology in new york, where she has personally organised over 20 exhibitions since 1997, including the corset. He is best known for his awardwinning books gangster, jazz and hollywood about america in the 1920s and 1930s. Valerie steele, director and chief curator of the museum at the fashion institute of technology in new york city, this volume features page after uniquely designed page of some of the most compelling dresses in the history of fashion. Valerie steele is chief curator of the museum at the fashion institute of technology in new york. Valerie steele born 1955, united states of america. Beautifully written and deeply researched, it brings together a cast of. She was editorinchief of the threevolume encyclopedia of clothing and fashion.
This lavishlyillustrated book is edited by mfits director and chief curator, valerie steele, also the author of the acclaimed paris fashion. Buenos aires valerie steele, curator and director at the fashion museum. Valerie steele, curator and director at the fashion museum of technology fit in new york, was in argentina presenting her book fashion theory, towards a cultural theory of fashion. His studio is located at the very hip old depot of muenster.
It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. Paris, capital of fashion accompanies a major exhibition at the museum at fit, new yorks only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. Pdf fashion theory download full pdf book download. As a fashion historian and author she has written about 25 books and founded the first scholarly magazine on fashion studies, fashion theory. The washington post fashion theory has established itself as an international forum for analysing the significance of fashion. A smart book on fashion that might be described as karl marx meets alexander mcqueen, with chapters on haunting, phantasmagoria, glamour, and cruelty. Special issue on fashion and eroticismvalerie steele.
A cultural history and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. I think a lot of designers have a really smart eye about fashion because thats what their life is about. Valerie steele valerie fahnestock steele born 1955 is an american fashion historian, curator, and director of the museum at the fashion institute of technology. The black dress is a lush visual celebration of this fashion classic. This new book opens with an important essay on how and why paris became famous. Valerie steele is director and chief curator and melissa marra is associate curator of education and public programs, both at the museum at the fashion institute of technology, new york. The journal of dress, body and cuture fashion theory. Edited by the astute fashion historian valerie steele, the journal sets out to prove that fashion resonates in our culture. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. From christian dior to yves saint laurent and alexander mcqueen, many of the greatest fashion designers of the past century have been gay.
She is also founding editor of the influential scholarly quarterly fashion theory. Steeles book is a richly textured analysis of sources artistic, economic, literary, social, and it is a perfect book to recommend to students and many others beside. The author of numerous books, she is also editorinchief of fashion theory. A prolific author, steele combines serious scholarship and a yale ph. Valerie steele, one of the worlds most respected fashion historians, explores the cultural history of the corset, demolishing myths about this notorious garment and revealing new information and perspectives on its changing significance over the centuries.
Valerie fahnestock steele is an american fashion historian, curator, and director of the museum at the fashion institute of technology, new new york education valerie steele doctor of philosophy, yale university is director and chief curator of the museum at the fashion institute of technology mfit. The history of a punk, pretty, powerful color, opens september 7. Valerie steele is director and chief curator of the museum at the fashion institute. Valerie steele the museum at the fashion institute of. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. And i was somewhat surprised to realize it just wasnt possible to get. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Dress, sex and text in chinese culture, edited by antonia finnane and anne mclaren. Fashion theory by valerie steele, carol tulloch waterstones.
Most people in graduate school then assumed that they would become professors. Robert nippoldt is a german graphic designer, illustrator, and book artist. Paris has been the international capital of fashion for more than 300 years. Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion valerie steele. Fashion theory takes as its starting point a definition of fashion as the cultural construction of the embodied identity.
Volume 18, issue 2 by valerie steele from waterstones today. Special issue on fashion and eroticism other worlds v. In addition, i founded and still edit fashion theory. How valerie steele went from a modern european history ph. The history of a punk, pretty, powerful color, and forthcoming paris, capital of fashion. Fashion from the inside out, which she coauthored with patricia mears, in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name. Valerie steele director fashion institute of technology. Valerie steele is director and chief curator of the museum at fit and founding editor of fashion theory. Valerie steele is director and chief curator of the museum at the fashion institute of technology in new york city. She is author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including a queer.
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