Less is More: Minimalism in Fashion

When it comes to dress, less can most definitely be more. In this strikingnew book, journalist Harriet Walker surveys one of the most wide-reachingmovements in fashion. Minimalism has its roots in the early twentiethcentury, when women's clothes became pared down and practical aftercenturies of complex construction. Walker reviews the work of designerswho, over the decades, have adopted minimalist principles in their work,from Coco Chanel, who liberated women from Edwardian formal dress, to DonnaKaran and Jil Sander, whose workwear offered women a feminine but crediblealternative to power dressing; and from the avant-garde style of Japanesemasters Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto to contemporary interpretations byGareth Pugh, Roland Mouret, COS and Zara. With 250 colour illustrations,including specially commissioned photographs, Less is More is the engagingstory of an abiding aesthetic that has subtly shaped modern fashion.? The definitive guide to this influential fashion movement, from itsorigin in the early twentieth century to its current revival bycutting-edge designers and on the high street? Includes the work of Chanel, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Armani,Prada, Jil Sander, Helmut Lang, Hussein Chalayan and many more? Comprehensively illustrated with archival shots, original sketches,catwalk imagery and specially commissioned photography