An anthology of the New York–based journal Fashion Projects.
Fashion Projects was founded in New York in 2005 as a zine. It gradually morphed into a larger journal straddling the academic and general interest worlds, with international distribution and an ardent readership. It served as a platform to highlight the importance of fashion within current critical discourses through long-form interviews with a range of curators, critics, artists, and designers. This book collects the best articles from the journal, most issues of which are now unavailable.
From exploring the rise of digital fashion media with Penny Martin (the founding editor-in-chief of SHOWstudio) to the continued importance of connoisseurship with Harold Koda (former curator-in-chief of the Met’s Costume Institute), the anthology records the increasing centrality of fashion to contemporary critical discourse. The book is an index of a particular time within the fashion studies landscape and the attendant fields of fashion writing, fashion curation, and critical fashion practice during which the field witnessed a meteoric rise.
Fashion Projects was founded in New York in 2005 as a zine. It gradually morphed into a larger journal straddling the academic and general interest worlds, with international distribution and an ardent readership. It served as a platform to highlight the importance of fashion within current critical discourses through long-form interviews with a range of curators, critics, artists, and designers. This book collects the best articles from the journal, most issues of which are now unavailable.
From exploring the rise of digital fashion media with Penny Martin (the founding editor-in-chief of SHOWstudio) to the continued importance of connoisseurship with Harold Koda (former curator-in-chief of the Met’s Costume Institute), the anthology records the increasing centrality of fashion to contemporary critical discourse. The book is an index of a particular time within the fashion studies landscape and the attendant fields of fashion writing, fashion curation, and critical fashion practice during which the field witnessed a meteoric rise.
Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: Curators and Conservators
Showmanship and History: An Interview with Harold Koda Francesca Granata
Exploring Fashion’s Openness: An Interview with Kaat Debo Alex Nora Esculapio
Curation and Conservation: An Interview with Sarah Scaturro Mae Colburn
Fashion in the Vast Museum: An Interview with Alexandra Palmer Ingrid Mida
Woman of Steele: An Interview with Valerie Steele Lisa Santandrea
Experiments in Fashion Curation: An Interview with Judith Clark Sarah Scaturro
Restless Curating: An Interview with Maria Luisa Frisa Marco Pecorari
London, After a Fashion Curator: An Interview with Alistair O’Neill Alexis Romano
Elsewhere: Between Art Collaborative and House of Wonder Francesca Granata
Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom: An Interview with Jonathan M. Square Tzuni Lopez Montgomery
PART II: Critics and Writers
Fashion Criticism: A Critical View: An Interview with Robin Givhan Michelle Labrague
This Is Not a Fashion Critic: An Interview with Guy Trebay Jay Ruttenberg
Women’s Work: An Interview with Judith Thurman Francesca Granata
On Fashion Futures: An Interview with Suzy Menkes Lucy Collins
Fashion Criticism as Political Critique: An Interview with Lynn Yaeger Sarah Scaturro
The Critic as Artist: An Interview with Mariuccia Casadio Marco Pecorari
Transdisciplinary Practices: An Interview with Stefano Tonchi Francesca Granata
Show Me Your Reality and I’ll Show You Mine: An Interview with Penny Martin Patty Chang
Bill Cunningham: Multimedia Man Jay Ruttenberg
PART III: Artists and Designers
Reflections on Meta-Design: An Interview with Mary Ping Cynthia Leung
Fashion as Expanded Practice: An Interview with Shelley Fox Francesca Granata
Space Meditations: An Interview with Gabi Schillig Sarah Scaturro
Fashioning Vulnerabilities: An Interview with Pascale Gatzen Mae Colburn
Envisioning a Thriving Local Textile Economy: An Interview with Rebecca Burgess Mae Colburn
Boundless Practice: An Interview with Susan Cianciolo Sonya Mooney
Elegant Subversions: An Interview with Cat Chow Francesca Granata
Imprints of the Body: An Interview with Tanya Marcuse Tamsen Young
The Red Shoe Delivery Service: From the Armory to the Land of Oz Francesca Granata
Fuzzy Fashion: Studio 5050 Sarah Scaturro
A Matter of Style: Papa Wemba Patty Chang
Serpica Naro: The Great Fashion Swindle Francesca Granata
Made in Italy – An Expanded View: An Interview with Michelle Ngonmo Francesca Granata
PART I: Curators and Conservators
Showmanship and History: An Interview with Harold Koda Francesca Granata
Exploring Fashion’s Openness: An Interview with Kaat Debo Alex Nora Esculapio
Curation and Conservation: An Interview with Sarah Scaturro Mae Colburn
Fashion in the Vast Museum: An Interview with Alexandra Palmer Ingrid Mida
Woman of Steele: An Interview with Valerie Steele Lisa Santandrea
Experiments in Fashion Curation: An Interview with Judith Clark Sarah Scaturro
Restless Curating: An Interview with Maria Luisa Frisa Marco Pecorari
London, After a Fashion Curator: An Interview with Alistair O’Neill Alexis Romano
Elsewhere: Between Art Collaborative and House of Wonder Francesca Granata
Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom: An Interview with Jonathan M. Square Tzuni Lopez Montgomery
PART II: Critics and Writers
Fashion Criticism: A Critical View: An Interview with Robin Givhan Michelle Labrague
This Is Not a Fashion Critic: An Interview with Guy Trebay Jay Ruttenberg
Women’s Work: An Interview with Judith Thurman Francesca Granata
On Fashion Futures: An Interview with Suzy Menkes Lucy Collins
Fashion Criticism as Political Critique: An Interview with Lynn Yaeger Sarah Scaturro
The Critic as Artist: An Interview with Mariuccia Casadio Marco Pecorari
Transdisciplinary Practices: An Interview with Stefano Tonchi Francesca Granata
Show Me Your Reality and I’ll Show You Mine: An Interview with Penny Martin Patty Chang
Bill Cunningham: Multimedia Man Jay Ruttenberg
PART III: Artists and Designers
Reflections on Meta-Design: An Interview with Mary Ping Cynthia Leung
Fashion as Expanded Practice: An Interview with Shelley Fox Francesca Granata
Space Meditations: An Interview with Gabi Schillig Sarah Scaturro
Fashioning Vulnerabilities: An Interview with Pascale Gatzen Mae Colburn
Envisioning a Thriving Local Textile Economy: An Interview with Rebecca Burgess Mae Colburn
Boundless Practice: An Interview with Susan Cianciolo Sonya Mooney
Elegant Subversions: An Interview with Cat Chow Francesca Granata
Imprints of the Body: An Interview with Tanya Marcuse Tamsen Young
The Red Shoe Delivery Service: From the Armory to the Land of Oz Francesca Granata
Fuzzy Fashion: Studio 5050 Sarah Scaturro
A Matter of Style: Papa Wemba Patty Chang
Serpica Naro: The Great Fashion Swindle Francesca Granata
Made in Italy – An Expanded View: An Interview with Michelle Ngonmo Francesca Granata