Berliner Chic
Author | : Susan V. Ingram |
Publisher | : Intellect Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 184150369X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781841503691 |
Rating | : 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Since becoming the capital of reunited Germany, Berlin has had a dose of global money and international style added to its already impressive cultural veneer. Once home to emperors and dictators, peddlers and spies, it is now a fashion showplace that attracts the young and hip. Moving beyond descriptions of Berlin's fashion industry and its ready-to-wear clothing, Berliner Chic charts the turbulent stories of entrepreneurially-savvy manufacturers and cultural workers striving to establish their city as a fashion capital, and being repeatedly interrupted by politics, ideology, and war. There are many stories to tell about Berlin's fashion industry and Berliner Chic tells them all with considerable expertise.