Thursday, January 27, 2011

Isabel Toledo: Fashion From the Inside Out

The First Lady in Isabel Toledo on Inauguration Day

by Valerie Steele, Patricia Mears, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2009, 250 p.

Toledo is an artist working in a mass-market industry. Without significant financial backing, Isabel Toledo produces collections that dispense with the idea of theme (e.g., Brigitte Bardot in Cann circa 1958) and bases her collection on the construction and proportions of clothing itself.  This beautiful coffee table book outlines Toledo's creative process and her dedication to creating innovative yet wearable fashion.

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