Andrew Bolton: THE SUPERMODERN WARDROBE

【Author】Andrew Bolton
【Publisher】V & A Publications 2002
【Binding】Hardcover
【Pages】143 pages with col. illus.
【Size】27.7 x 22.4 cm
【Condition】B- Cover scuffs. Spine faded (strong), yellowing, etc.

This book examines how men and women dress in urban environments and how fashion designers are responding to the needs of modern city life.

Focusing on the works of innovative designers, it introduces an approach to "super-modern" clothing that fuses high style with 21st-century technology. They incorporate ideas and materials from high-performance sportswear and riot control gear, which were once on the periphery of fashion, in an attempt to address the challenges of the urban environment.

Their clothing is functional and adapted to the public spaces of the super-modern world – supermarkets, airports, highways, and streets. They are designed to prepare for any eventuality, providing the wearer with protection and a sense of security in an increasingly heterogeneous urban space.

The book explores concepts such as "multi-functionality," "mobility," "shelter," "protection," "identity," and "hyper-invisibility," and introduces the works of designers such as CP Company, who developed a jacket with a built-in smoke mask; Vexed Generation, who created parkas that conceal the wearer's identity and function like urban armor; Mandarina Duck, who devised camouflage systems to blend into the city; and Levi's, who develops jackets with fully integrated communication systems.

It will be an attractive book for anyone interested in fashion, radical design, and innovation.