A pane of glass, no more than three inches thick, separates store from sidewalk. On one side, an air-conditioned interior welcomes those who can afford the merchandise inside; on the other, from the weather-beaten street, passersby may, in the time-honored ritual of window shopping, look for free. Window retail displays of the high-end kind, in which a temporary mise-en-scène presents expensive merchandise, have been neglected as a design discipline although they play a significant role in our consumer culture. Forefront features displays by such designers as Simon Doonan, David Hoey, John Field, Janet Wardley, and Kozo Fujimoto, in venues including Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Gucci, Hermès, Moschino, Shreve, Crump & Low, and Vinçon. Window dressers and window shoppers alike will delight in this colorful parade of displays.
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"Forefront" is a beautiful, compelling book that explores the realms between fashion as art and as commerce,and the cultural identities shaped by clothing and accessories through their display. The text and its graphic presentation set up the critical framework through which to view this rich experience of virtual window shopping. I highly recommend "Forefront" to anyone interested in art, architecture, history, consumerism, sociology, psychology, retail, and fashion design.
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A pane of glass, not more than 1.5 centimetres thick, divides the shop from the pavement. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harvey Nichols, Louis Vuitton, New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Thomas Rentmeister, Buenos Aires, John Field, Barbara Kruger, Christmas Decoration, Franco Moschino, Simon Doonan, Thomas Heatherwick, Antonio Iglesias, David Hoey, Los Angeles, Lucy-Ann Bouwman, Manolo Blahnik, Sergio Amat, Tom Ford, Bob Wilson, Flat People, Martin Pegler, Moschino Spring, Satoshi Hirose, Sloane Street New!
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A pane of glass, not more than 1.5 centimetres thick, divides the shop from the pavement. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harvey Nichols, Louis Vuitton, New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Thomas Rentmeister, Buenos Aires, John Field, Barbara Kruger, Christmas Decoration, Franco Moschino, Simon Doonan, Thomas Heatherwick, Antonio Iglesias, David Hoey, Los Angeles, Lucy-Ann Bouwman, Manolo Blahnik, Sergio Amat, Tom Ford, Bob Wilson, Flat People, Martin Pegler, Moschino Spring, Satoshi Hirose, Sloane Street New!
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