"Forgotten Fashion" is a fake history book of clothing trends that never really happened. Each 600-word entry focuses on a single ersatz garment from an actual historical era, such as the Swinging Sixties, accompanied by an illustration.The text mixes fictional designers, made-up muses, and totally imaginary trendsetters with real people and places. Each bite-sized section reads somewhat like a humorous short-story, tracing the birth, life and death of a trend - and always reflecting something about the mood of the times in which the style was popular.Often, the demise of a trend is brought about by an unfortunate incident, which helps explain to the reader why a must-have item was so quickly "forgotten."
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"Forgotten Fashion" is a fake history book of clothing trends that never really happened. Each 600-word entry focuses on a single ersatz garment from an actual historical era, such as the Swinging Sixties, accompanied by an illustration.The text mixes fictional designers, made-up muses, and totally imaginary trendsetters with real people and places. Each bite-sized section reads somewhat like a humorous short-story, tracing the birth, life and death of a trend - and always reflecting something about the mood of the times in which the style was popular.Often, the demise of a trend is brought about by an unfortunate incident, which helps explain to the reader why a must-have item was so quickly "forgotten."
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Katie Hahn has been a freelance journalist for seven years, focusing on beauty, fashion and entertainment. Her writing has also appeared in Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, and McSweeney's. She is a frequent contributor to TV Guide, and regularly covers shows that deal with fashion like Ugly Betty and America's Next Top Model.
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Fun, Fashionable Satire
30. September 2008
Von kanadani
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Fun and beautifully illustrated, Forgotten Fashion: An Illustrated Faux History of Outrageous Trends and Their Untimely Demise captures the tone and style of the time periods it describes (from 1903-2005), which helps reinforce the satire but also reflects the author's understanding and interest in popular culture in modern history.
This was an easy book to pick up and flip through. It was created as a series of independent articles and could be read from the beginning or you could skip around. For those searching for a fun book on popular culture that you can pick up and read at your leisure, Forgotten Fashion is a good choice.
This was an easy book to pick up and flip through. It was created as a series of independent articles and could be read from the beginning or you could skip around. For those searching for a fun book on popular culture that you can pick up and read at your leisure, Forgotten Fashion is a good choice.
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All the trends fit to remember..
19. September 2008
Von Suzi Hough
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Forgotten Fashion celebrates the trends of yesteryear that, mysteriously, didn't make it into any of the textbooks for my fashion history class. Found in the fashion archives of Miss Beatrice P. Fruit, these amazing creations astound and amaze for their beauty, ingenuity, and the bold new directions they took fashion pioneers. How did we forget the Ticker Tape Trim popular at the turn of the century? These beautiful paper ribbons were woven into dainty damsels' dresses and nightgowns, and were printed with secret communications from desperate paramours. And who could fail to recall Fuschette, the 1980s teen band created to sell trendy junior clothing? These carefully calculated performers took famous songs such as "We've Got the Beat" and adapted them to promote their line with songs such as "We've Got the Pleats." Surely you remember Fuschette's mall tours, and the heart-shaped hangtags that hung on every item of Fuschette brand clothing?
Perhaps not. Hahn's tongue-in-cheek faux fashions mock the true trends of the 20th century while creating their own unique mythology. To assist Hahn in her reports are a phalanx of illustrators, one of whom Project Runway fans will recognize as Andrae Gonzalo of Red Lobster fame. The fashion figures, supposedly pulled from old magazines, press releases and trade publications, capture the art styles used in previous decades and are instrumental in adding authenticity to these outrageous designs.
I hate to even think about Christmas so early in the year, but take note, ya'll. This is the perfect gift for the fashion lover in your life. It's witty and funny and beautifully illustrated. Don't miss it!
Perhaps not. Hahn's tongue-in-cheek faux fashions mock the true trends of the 20th century while creating their own unique mythology. To assist Hahn in her reports are a phalanx of illustrators, one of whom Project Runway fans will recognize as Andrae Gonzalo of Red Lobster fame. The fashion figures, supposedly pulled from old magazines, press releases and trade publications, capture the art styles used in previous decades and are instrumental in adding authenticity to these outrageous designs.
I hate to even think about Christmas so early in the year, but take note, ya'll. This is the perfect gift for the fashion lover in your life. It's witty and funny and beautifully illustrated. Don't miss it!
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A Wonderful Gift For You or Someone Else Who's Funny
18. November 2008
Von meliza
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If you are familiar with Kate Hahn's McSweeny's work, it will not surprise you to hear that Forgotten Fashion is well-crafted, elegant, whip-smart, and laugh-out-loud funny. She is the literary off-spring of James Thurber and Edith Wharton. This book makes the perfect gift for that niece or nephew entering art school or just anyone at all who has a creative, imaginative, and whimsical appreciation for social mores and that fickle, ever-changing world of trends. Everything about this book is entirely wonderful--including the lively, varied illustrations.
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