{"product_id":"expedition-fashion-from-the-extreme-9780500519974","title":"Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Patricia Mears | Lacey Flint | Sarah Pickman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: [\"Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\"]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday-- from haute couture to ready- to- wear-- parkas, puffer coats, and backpacks, as well as garments made of neoprene and Mylar are everywhere. But the roots of these ubiquitous items of dress and cutting- edge textiles are rarely acknowledged or understood. Inspired by the so-called \"heroic era\" of polar navigation (1890- 1922), extreme mountain climbing, deep sea exploration, and journeys to outer space, \u003cem\u003eExpedition\u003c\/em\u003e explores how garments made for the most inhospitable environments on earth and beyond have inspired more than sixty years of fantastical, otherworldly fashions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated, this publication features approximately 150 color photographs. The images include high fashion magazine editorials by Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, and others; museum objects from the permanent collections of The Museum at FIT and the American Museum of Natural History; and unpublished photographs of early expeditions in the archives of the Explorer's Club in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46468952391831,"sku":"9780500519974","price":3183.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780500519974.webp?v=1769307499","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/expedition-fashion-from-the-extreme-9780500519974","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}