Research Catalog

Title

Guo Pei : couture beyond / foreword by Paula Wallace ; introduction by Lynn Yaeger ; photography by Howl Collective.

Author

Guo, Pei

Publication

• New York, New York : Rizzoli Electa, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wallace, Paula S.
• Yaeger, Lynn
• Howl Collective, photographer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pht
• Savannah College of Art and Design, host institution. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his
• SCAD Museum of Art, host institution. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his
• Design Press Books, book designer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/bkd

Description

168 pages : color illustrations; 33 cm

Summary

"The first major book on China's leading couture visionary reveals the intricate craftsmanship and imperial glamour that has fashion publications worldwide declaring Guo Pei's creations "the Empire's new clothes." An exponent of artisan craftsmanship and theatrical fantasy often compared to Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton, Guo Pei dresses Chinese state dignitaries and American celebrities alike in richly bejeweled creations of imperial opulence. The designer's first monograph, published on the occasion of her first solo exhibition, offers insight into the growing global influence of China and the complexities of its cultural transition. The premier China-based fashion designer to figure prominently on the world stage, Guo Pei produces ornate embroidery and intricate designs that derive from the ancient traditions and symbols of her Chinese heritage, rendered in glamorous silhouettes. Andrew Bolton describes the approach as an "auto-orientalist" couture unprecedented in the "millennial history of Chinese dress." The grandeur of her work, from the aureate cape Rihanna wore to the 2015 Met Gala to a gown festooned with 200,000 crystals featured in the Beijing Olympics, distinguishes Guo Pei as a worthy heir to the grand tradition of haute couture"--Publisher's description.

Uniform Title

Works. Selections

Alternative Title

• Works.
• Couture beyond

Subjects

• Exhibition catalogs
• Fashion photography
• Guo, Pei > Exhibitions
• Fashion > China > Exhibitions
• Costume design > China > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• "This volume has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Guo Pei : couture beyond, first presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film, September 21, 2017-March 4, 2018, and SCAD Museum of Art, October 27, 2017-March 4, 2018"--Colophon.
• "Designed by Design Press Books, a division of SCAD"--Colophon.

ISBN

• 9780847860661
• 0847860663

LCCN

2017957333

OCLC

• ocn974468553
• 974468553
• SCSB-9576916

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries