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Stephanie LaCava, Alexander Fury, Timothy Long, Lou Stoppard, Ana Kinsella, Anders Christian Madsen, Jessica Bumpus and Katharine K. Zarrella

Behind The Seams

Unpicking the intricacies of the contemporary fashion world, 'Behind The Seams' explores the ideas, inspirations and individuals shaping the landscape of twenty-first century fashion in an in-depth and ever-expanding series of articles

More in this project

  • Overview
  • Dialogue Between Fashion and Death
  • The Feminine Complex
  • I'm with the Band
  • The Cold War of Fashion
  • The Dior Code
  • Sugar and Spice
  • Holy Ghosts
  • The Frill (sic) of the New
  • Fashion Immortality
  • Fashion Heroes
  • Orient Excess
  • Fashion Café

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  • Dialogue Between Fashion and Death
    In the wake of an A/W 15 show season that championed darkness and gothic drama, Katharine Zarrella explores fashion relationship with death
  • The Feminine Complex
    S/S 14 saw designers forgo clichés and offer collections that cater to a woman's diversity, argues writer Ana Kinsella
  • I'm with the Band
    As the Met opens its Punk exhibition, writer Jessica Bumpus unpicks fashion's restored interest in music
  • The Cold War of Fashion
    In the wake of a season where relations between press and PRs stole the show, Anders Christian Madsen unpicks the PR power maze
  • The Dior Code
    In the aftermath of Raf Simons' first collection for the house, fashion curator Timothy Long assesses the relevance of the 'codes of Dior'
  • Sugar and Spice
    The overriding - even overpowering - theme of the Spring/Summer 2012 shows was 'Sweetness'. Alexander Fury offers his take on the sugar rush
  • Holy Ghosts
    As we prepare for haute couture, Stephanie LaCava looks at how religion crept into the spring 2012 collections and continues to inspire
  • The Frill (sic) of the New
    Alexander Fury analyses the thrill of the new and the Autumn/Winter 2012 recipients of the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN scheme
  • Fashion Immortality
    With a dauphin yet to be named chez Dior, Alexander Fury explores the phenomenon of 'Brand Immortality' and fashion's special strain of DNA
  • Fashion Heroes
    With Kate Moss fronting her second 'Vogue' dragged-up as Ziggy Stardust, Alexander Fury examines the fashionable legacy of Mr. David Bowie
  • Orient Excess
    Shaking off its Communist past, China has fast become fashion's latest promised land. Alexander Fury examines this season's Asian invasion.
  • Fashion Café
    For Autumn/Winter 2011 it seems as if brown really is the new black. Alexander Fury brews over its dominance in the current batch of shows

About

Unpicking the intricacies of the contemporary fashion world, 'Behind The Seams' explores the ideas, inspirations and individuals shaping the landscape of twenty-first century fashion in an in-depth and ever-expanding series of articles

Credits / Contributors

  • Stephanie LaCava Stephanie LaCava
    Writer
  • Alexander Fury Alexander Fury
    Writer
  • Timothy Long Timothy Long
    Curator
  • Lou Stoppard Lou Stoppard
    Writer
  • Ana Kinsella Ana Kinsella
    Writer
  • Anders Christian Madsen Anders Christian Madsen
    Writer
  • Jessica Bumpus Jessica Bumpus
    Writer
  • Katharine K. Zarrella Katharine K. Zarrella
    Writer

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