CAMP: Notes on Fashion
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What is "camp"? Drawing from Susan Sontag’s seminal essay, this striking volume explores its meaning and its expression in fashion from its origins to today “[An] amazing catalogue. . . . Extraordinary.”—Christiane Amanpour, CNN Although an elusive concept, “camp” can be found in most forms of artistic expression, revealing itself through an aesthetic of deliberate stylization. Fashion is one of the most overt and enduring conduits of the camp aesthetic. As a site for the playful dynamics between high art and popular culture, fashion both embraces and expresses such camp modes of enactment as irony, humor, parody, pastiche, artifice, theatricality, and exaggeration. Drawing from Susan Sontag’s seminal essay “Notes on Camp,” the book explores how fashion designers have used their métier as a vehicle to engage with the camp aesthetic in compelling, humorous, and sometimes incongruous ways. As a sartorial manifestation of the camp sensibility, this thought-provoking publication contributes new theoretical and conceptual insights into the camp canon through texts and images. Stunning new photography by Johnny Dufort highlights works by such fashion designers as Virgil Abloh, Thom Browne, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Alessandro Michele, Franco Moschino, Miuccia Prada, Richard Quinn, Yves Saint Laurent, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jeremy Scott, Anna Sui, Gianni Versace, and Vivienne Westwood. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (05/06/19–09/23/19) Review: Excellent! Must Have Book For the Fashionista - Wonderful collectible book from the 2019 Met Gala theme CAMP. It is a gorgeous book with fabulous illustrations and photography from the exhibit exceptionally well written by the team at The Met Costume Institute. Worth it! Review: You need this in your fashion library! - I regretted not buying this book when visiting the exhibit on opening day, however I’m glad I was able to find it here at a fraction of the retail cost. This is my favorite Met exhibit publication after the McQueen Savage Beauty book. It adds a fun pop of pink to your library, and the dual paperback interior inserts feature some of the most colorful, joy inducing designs you’ll ever see. A must have for all fashion lovers!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 235 Reviews |
L**.
Excellent! Must Have Book For the Fashionista
Wonderful collectible book from the 2019 Met Gala theme CAMP. It is a gorgeous book with fabulous illustrations and photography from the exhibit exceptionally well written by the team at The Met Costume Institute. Worth it!
J**C
You need this in your fashion library!
I regretted not buying this book when visiting the exhibit on opening day, however I’m glad I was able to find it here at a fraction of the retail cost. This is my favorite Met exhibit publication after the McQueen Savage Beauty book. It adds a fun pop of pink to your library, and the dual paperback interior inserts feature some of the most colorful, joy inducing designs you’ll ever see. A must have for all fashion lovers!
C**Z
Great Gift Idea.
Great value as compared to buying it a bookstore. My niece loved it. Would purchase again if I had a need for it.
B**O
Great coffee table book
Love this coffee table book. So interesting. Makes me want to go back to the exhibit.
P**M
Inspired Trip to Paris
A beautiful book that inspires design and craft. I purchased this for my granddaughter after a trip to Paris. It is a lovely inspirational book for a young aspiring designer.
D**.
I ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I don’t usually write reviews but i knew i had to on this one. This is by far the most beautiful book I’ve ever seen, let alone owned. The editor and creater outdid themselves on this one. I love it!
A**R
Great price! Fast delivery!
Amazing book! Great price I think $10 less than at the exhibit!
D**M
Collectible Camp
Gorgeous book , a little disappointing in the choice of Camp styles , could have been more inclusive but the book was lovely
M**D
Dragulous
I love this book. It’s absolutely dragulous! Highly recommend buying it.
T**O
Great book
Perfect book on Camp! Very complete and very beautiful, good addition to any collection.
J**O
¡Maravilloso!
A primera vista, el diseño y los colores son exquisitos. La sección que recopila los ensayos, antecedentes y referentes del CAMP es bastante completa. Si de por sí es complicado entender, describir e identificar el CAMP a la primera impresión, este libro es la biblia para quien desea conocer y estudiar este movimiento más a fondo. La sección del catálogo de exhibición es igual de maravillosa.
V**A
BELLISSIMO
Libro stupendo, fatto molto bene e davvero interessante! Consiglio agli appassionati del genere
L**A
Great as a coffee table book
This book is beautiful! I use it as a decorative piece on my coffee table. The entire concept of this book is Camp. From the way the pages open to the thin textured pages! I love it.
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