Eric Feigenbaum

Profiles of the Mannequin (eBook, PDF)

The Cultural and Historical Impact of the Mannequin

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

They've been referred to as the quintessential silent sales force, but they are so much more than fancy clothes hangers. Mannequins breathe life, emotion, and animation into retail environments across the world. They are works of art that tap into the emotions and aspirations of all who engage with them.

Profiles of the Mannequin tracks the history and evolution of these intriguing figures from the headless models of 1900 right up to today's virtual mannequins. Exploring shifts in representation of gender, race and body type, this study chronicles the connection between mannequins and movements in art, the humanities, current affairs, and fashion.
Beautifully illustrated and engagingly told, fascinating in-depth interviews with creative professionals recount their experiences, philosophies, and stories of the mannequin and its impact on our culture as both a utilitarian object and as an artistic statement.

Interviewees include:
-Carol Barnhart, former owner and CEO, Carol Barnhart Inc.
-Harry Cunningham, former Senior Vice President Store Planning, Design, and Visual Merchandising, Saks Fifth Avenue
-James Damian, former President of Hindsgaul Mannequins USA
-Paul Olszewski, former National Director of Windows and Internal Flagship Marketing, Macy's
-Barbara Paris Gifford, Curator, Museum of Art and Design (MAD), New York
-Ralph Pucci, mannequin designer, gallery owner and entrepreneur
-Rob Smith, the CEO and Founder of the Phluid Project, the first gender-neutral store in the retail industry

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350418127
• Artikelnr.: 72266712

Autorenporträt

Eric Feigenbaum is a recognized leader in store design and visual merchandising. As a retailer, he served as Corporate Director of Visual Merchandising for Stern's Department Store. In design, he was the Director of Visual Merchandising for WalkerGroup/CNI, an architectural design firm in New York, and he is currently president of Embrace Design, a retail design consultancy. In education, he was the Chair of the Visual Merchandising Department at LIM College in New York, and he taught store design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He is also the Director of Workshops for WindowsWear. In the editorial sector, he serves as the New York Editor of VMSD (Visual Merchandising and Store Design) magazine where he has penned over 200 articles. Feigenbaum has lectured worldwide with presentations in Brazil, Hong Kong, Italy, Germany and many places in-between. In 2012, he was awarded the industry's highest honor, the coveted Markopoulos Award.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Fantasy or Reality? 1. Actors on the Stage 2. Profiles, Body Type and Gender 3. In the Beginning: 1900
1930 4. Fashion, Art and Hollywood: 1930
1940 5. To War and Back: 1940
1950 6. Mid
Century, an Age of Awakening: 1950
1960 7. Counter Culture and the Age of Aquarius: 1960
1970 8. The Transitional Years: 1970
1980 9. Searching for Identity: 1980
1990 10. An Age of Awareness: 1990
2000 11. Composition and Movement: 2000 and Beyond 12. Mannequins and Museums 13. Materials: From Cobblestones to Cyberspace 14. Abstract, Custom and Unique Applications 15. Technology and the Face of Tomorrow 16. The Business of the Mannequin Epilogue Index