{"product_id":"mod-new-york-fashion-takes-a-trip-9781580934985","title":"Mod New York: Fashion Takes a Trip","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn overview of the turbulent 1960s and 1970s through the lens of fashion  a period when demure silhouettes and pastels exploded into bold prints and tie-dyed psychedelic chaos and ultimately resolved into a personal style dubbed by Vogue the \"New Nonchalance.\" Mod New York traces the fashion arc of the 1960s and 1970s  a tumultuous and innovative era that continues to inspire how we dress today. During this period  demure silhouettes and pastels favored by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy exploded into bold prints and tie-dyed psychedelic chaos and ultimately resolved into a personal style dubbed by Vogue the New Nonchalance. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York  this book is beautifully illustrated by two hundred groundbreaking and historically significant designs by Halston  Geoffrey Beene  Rudi Gernreich  Yves Saint Laurent  Andre Courreges  Norman Norell  and Bill Blass  among many others  all drawn from the renowned costume collection at MCNY. By the mid-1960s  clothing assumed communicative powers  reflecting the momentous societal changes of the day: the emergence of a counterculture  the womens liberation movement  the rise of African-American consciousness  and the radicalism arising from the protests of the Vietnam War. New York City  as the nations fashion and creative capital  became the critical flashpoint for these debates. Authoritative essays by well-known fashion historians Phyllis Magidson  Hazel Clark  Sarah Gordon  and Caroline Rennolds Milbank explore the ways in which these radical movements were expressed in fashion. Of special note is Kwame S. Brathwaites presentation of the Grandassa Models and Black is Beautiful movement  which is illustrated with photographs by his father  Kwame Brathwaite.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665870446645,"sku":"ByrdShop_1580934986","price":87.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781580934985.jpg?v=1782411507","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mod-new-york-fashion-takes-a-trip-9781580934985","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}