Books, Articles, Memos

Saturday, August 26, 2017


23 June 2017
What is the marimekko dress? Who wore it? What did it symbolise? - all these questions are addressed in Alexandra Lange's article for The New Yorker entitled, Jane Jacobs, Georgia O'Keeffe, and the Power of the Marimekko Dress.

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http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/jane-jacobs-georgia-okeeffe-and-the-power-of-the-marimekko-dress

Above: H&M's tribute to Marimekko, 2007.
http://lagaceta.elpalaciodehierro.com/2014/03/12/historikko/

Below:
Marimekko's first fashion show in Helsinki, 20 May 1951.
http://lagaceta.elpalaciodehierro.com/2014/03/12/historikko/



21 November 2003 - 15 February 2004
The exhibition Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion, Architecture at The Bard Graduate Centre Gallery - (a link from the above article) this is a summary of the past exhibition, which focuses on the aforementioned Finnish brand, Marimekko.

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https://www.bgc.bard.edu/gallery/exhibitions/43/marimekko


21 June 2017
Rebecca Arnold's short introduction to the history of pockets for COS stores.

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http://www.cosstores.com/gb/Studio/Projects/On_Pockets


11 July 2017
Vintage dresser and model, Daria Nelson, talks about her fascination with 1950s fashion and recommends her top three vintage shops in Paris!

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http://apero-a-paris.fr/en/guide-on-vintage-style-en/


16 December 2016
An introduction to Moda Polska, the iconic Polish fashion house, founded by Jadwiga  Grabowska.

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http://www.polishfashionstories.com/before89-b/2016/12/14/moda-polska?rq=moda%20polska

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