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The Tie: A Global History

Editat de the Swiss National Museum in Zürich
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 noi 2017
The Steinkirk. The Jabot. The Lavallière. The necktie has been worn many different ways throughout the centuries, but there is still no better symbol of a man’s sartorial sophistication. This small detail can pull together the components of an outfit while also speaking volumes about the wearer’s sense of personal style. And, just as the preferred embodiment of the tie has shifted over time, so too has what it signifies.
           
The Tie: A Global History takes readers through the necktie’s long history, from the seventeenth century through to the present day, when it has enjoyed renewed popularity thanks to the keen eyes of street style photographers and the well-turned out characters of the popular television series Mad Men. Today, as at the pinnacle of its popularity in the 1950s, the modern “long tie” calls to mind for most the working professional, but the tie’s history has included forays into womenswear and even rock and roll. Consistent throughout the popular accessory’s past is the predominance of Switzerland as a source of both designers and silks in trade, and the book documents the tradition of Swiss quality and style, drawing on the vast archives of the Swiss National Museum in Zürich, the home of an accompanying exhibition.
           
Lavishly produced with more than one hundred full-color images, The Tie follows on the enormously popular Pirate Silk, which reproduced photographs capturing Switzerland’s historic silk trade, turning the focus on the important moments in the history of this accessory.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783858817587
ISBN-10: 3858817589
Pagini: 280
Ilustrații: 148 color plates, 25 halftones
Dimensiuni: 267 x 343 x 30 mm
Greutate: 2.13 kg
Editura: Scheidegger and Spiess
Colecția Scheidegger and Spiess

Notă biografică

The Swiss National Museum in Zürich houses a large collection of works of Swiss art and cultural history.

Cuprins

Foreword – Andreas Spillmann
Greeting Word – Thomas Isler
Introduction – Anna Lisa Galizia
The Art of Ties – Philip Ursprung
Through the Centuries in Ten Knots – Andrea Franzen (texts ) and Dimitri Broquard (illustration)
Artistic Knots
A Touch of Class – Leonard R. Koos
Needles and Pins
Pin-Ups and Politicians
The Tie in Women’s Fashion – Joya Indermühle
Taking a Walk Though Zurich’s Tie History – Martin Widmer
A Life in Ties – Alexis Schwarzenbach
The Fabric that Dreams are Made of
Silk Road Over the Alps – Francina Chiara
The Contemporary Tie – Alan Prada
Tom Ford. Super-Gentleman and Tie Maker – Markus Ebner
Rock’N’Roll’N Ties – Nic Ulmi
“I Was Born with a Tie” – Christina Sonderegger and Luca Tori
From Zurich to Love – Photos by Walter Pfeiffer
Image Credits
Bibliography
Biographies
Imprint

Recenzii

“Forty years ago men were routinely barred from fine-dining restaurants and the theater if they weren’t wearing a tie. Today the tie is more often a fashion choice than an obligation. Published in connection with an exhibit at the Swiss National Museum, The Tie is a sumptuous examination. In addition to essays by art historians and fashion editors, this coffee-table book features paintings by old masters as well as contemporary photography.”

Descriere

A tie reveals a lot about its wearer, his social position, his aesthetic tastes or political stance. From the early 17th until the beginning of the 20th century, a diverse combination of fabrics, colours and knots adorned the male - and occasionally also the female - neck. Today, the tie is back in fashion and as an accessory newly interpreted, traditions are questioned, and so is the appropriate context for wearing a tie. This new book draws on the vast collection and archives held at the Swiss National Museum in Zürich. Coinciding with a major exhibition at the museum, The Tie features a wealth of images documenting the history and ever changing aesthetics of the neck tie, but also of designers' and manufacturers' sample collections, art works, and a photographic essay by Swiss photographer Walter Pfeiffer. Essays are contributed by international authors including scholars, fashion critics, and journalists.