The Supermodern Wardrobe

by Andrew Bolton

The Supermodern Wardrobe is inspired by the city in transit, exposed to the elements and to the gaze of the passerby. To explore this phenomenon the book focuses on the work of designers such as CP Company, Maharishi, Samsonite, Simon Thorogood, Kosuke Tsumura, Vexed Generation, and the artist Lucy Orta. All use fashion as a means of addressing the problems and possibilities of the urban environment. Their clothes are designed for supermodern spaces like airports, motorways, railways - and the street.

Genres: Fashion, Art Design, Nonfiction, Design, Art

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Chris Stavitsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was awesome. There's a focus less so on 'designers' in the runway sense (although they're in there in the form of McQueen, Chalayan) and more so brands that designed for more practical and everyday uses of clothing in 'transitional spaces', such as airports.

In retrospect many of these innovations can end up seeming practically useless, but they're all cool, and it provides an interesting window into how one promising technology can dead-end as another begins to overtake it. Highly recommend reading this book to be exposed to some brands that most other fashion related books don't touch.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the content, certainly the only one going so deep into techwear and the transitional spaces that it occupies.

My only complaint is that I'd love to see it longer, with a lot more visual content.