Late 2oth Century Avant-Garde
PART 1: JAPANESE AVANT-GARDE
demonstrate how Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garcons) and Yohji Yamamoto fuse both innovative and traditional
garment and textile methods. Briefly describe each of the following:
Designer philosophy
Garment construction and textile finishing
Dyeing and decorative textile applications
PART 2: EASTERN AND WESTERN AVANT-GARDE AESTHETICS
Select and compare the work ofJapanese designer-z Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto and Belgian designers- Ann
Demeulemeester, Martin Margiela elaborating on the following: