Wilcox, Claire (editor), Radical Fashion. London: V & A Publications, 2001. Hardcover in dust jacket, 149 pages. Color and black & white illustrations throughout. Very Good / Very Good.
First published to accompany a major exhibition at the V&A, this work looks at the three main trends which are currently dominating international fashion:
- the arrival of the British superstar designers;
- the European conceptual, minimalist movement;
- and the highly influential, radically different Japanese designers.
The book explores these worlds through the work of a small group of visionary and uncompromising individuals: Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, Helmut Lang, Martin Margiela, Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto, Junya Watanabe, Jean-Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Issey Miyake and Azzedine Alaia.
The creative processes of these designers are explored in the book and their most recent work is presented in a series of photographs, accompanied by commentary from leading fashion and culture critics.