Always Remember : The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt A Selection of Panels Created by and for International Designers
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Rating | : | 4.58 (552 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0684824000 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-12-12 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Just as described and very prompt It was a present and the recipient was delighted with it. It was posted to an address in the States and then had to be mailed to Germany. It arrived yesterday. Lovely book and very happy purchaser.
Reproduced together here for the first time in full color, these 79 panels include the hears and signature handiwork of an international community of such fashion panelmakers as Giorgio Armani, Geoffrey Beene, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, Dolce & Gabbana, Katharine Hamnett, Christina Lacroix, Isaac Mizrahi, Thierry Mugler, Todd Oldham, Rifat Ozbek, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint Laurent, Anna Sui, Richard Tyler, Gianni Versace, and many more. In Always Remember, the devastating impact of AIDS on the fashion industry is movingly explored. Accompanying each panel is a statement by the designer expressing the effect of AIDS on his or her life, what the loss of a loved one represents, and what inspired the panel's design. . From the Publisher Alw
The Names Project Foundation's AIDS memorial quilt covers 13 acres and consists of panels created by 78 fashion designers to commemorate friends and colleagues who died of AIDS. The illustration of each panel selected for this book is accompanied by a statement on its significance by the designer.