{"product_id":"tartan-9781350193772","title":"Tartan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding and comprehensive contribution to the history of Tartan.  \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing new insights and an additional chapter on masculinities, this updated edition of \u003ci\u003eTartan\u003c\/i\u003e revitalizes discussions about the fabric's traditional, sentimental Highland origins and its deliberate subversion by contemporary designers.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTartan's history has made it uniquely capable of expressing both conformity and subversion, tradition and innovation. Through positioning tartan within broader philosophical, political and cultural contexts, from the tartan-clad Highland regiments and Queen Victoria's royal endorsement, to the fabric's influence on Westwood and McQueen and a generation of Japanese designers such as Watanabe and Takahashi, Jonathan Faiers traces tartan''s development from clanship to contemporary fashion and its enormous domestic and global impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully illustrated and weaving together a story out of history, art, music, film and fashion, \u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn outstanding and comprehensive contribution to the history of Tartan. * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIntriguing study ... mixes the serious with the saucy. * International Herald Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eA rare treat; a readable, enjoyable academic text. * Selvedge *\u003cbr\u003eStunning! * Janice Forsyth, BBC Scotland *\u003cbr\u003eA great alternative to the numerous clan reference guides that abound in tourist traps up and down the country. * Scotsman Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive ... wonderfully eclectic. * New Humanist *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fascinating and thought-provoking book that is guaranteed to make the reader consider tartan from new perspectives. * Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture *\u003cbr\u003eHighly attractive ... fascinating ... A treasure trove of Tartan. * Military Illustrated *\u003cbr\u003eFaiers explores the cultural significance and surrounding connotations of tartan while conducting a comprehensive deconstruction of the fabric and its place and development throughout history from clanship to contemporary fashion. * Ali McCulloch, Precious McBane *\u003cbr\u003eHaving read the book one becomes aware of tartan's extraordinary versatility, its possibilities as both a radical and traditional material, and the local and global contexts within which it operates. * Juliette MacDonald, Textile *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a huge text book that would be great for anyone wanting to learn everything there is to know on the subject. * Cut Out and Keep blog *\u003cbr\u003eA great variety of illustrations of tartan fabrics as they appear in period portraits, fashion designers' collections, products, cartoons, stage, and film complement this thoroughly researched, annotated volume that should interest experts and general readers alike. Recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eA beautifully illustrated story ... history, art, music, film and fashion, Tartan contains everything you ever wanted to know about the most radical and traditional of fabrics. * Crafts *\u003cbr\u003eThe book of choice for intelligent fashionistas this winter. * Selvedge *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTartan \u003c\/i\u003eis not only for dedicated aficionados, but for everyone curious about its chequered past. Faiers unravels a wonderfully engaging and kaleidoscopic view of this high-impact Scottish cloth, and surprises us by unravelling how tartan continues to inspire and permeate contemporary visual cultures. * Alexandra Palmer, Royal Ontario Museum, Canada *\u003cbr\u003eThis beautifully illustrated book is a fantastic resource for anyone wishing to understand Tartan's traditional and rebellious history, from its Scottish roots to its radical reinterpretation by designers including McQueen, Westwood, and Comme des Garçons. \u003ci\u003eTartan \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-have book for any fashion or textile student. * Andrew Groves, University of Westminster, UK *\u003cbr\u003eFaiers offers the most in-depth exploration of tartan’s entanglements with fashion and popular culture to date, teasing out the contradictions in its multifarious iterations of clan, cause, and contention. \u003ci\u003eTartan\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the myths but the romance remains intact. * Cynthia Cooper, McCord Museum, Canada *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Introduction  \u003cb\u003ePart I: Tartan and History\u003c\/b\u003e 1. Technical Construction: Sett, Weave, Colour 2. Early Appearances 3. Fragments and Fabrication  \u003cb\u003ePart II: Tartan and Dress\u003c\/b\u003e 4. Transforming Tartan 5. Regulation Tartan 6. Erogenous Zones 7. Tartan Toffs  \u003cb\u003ePart III: Tartan’s Embrace\u003c\/b\u003e 8. Balmoralization 9. Tartan, the Grid and Modernity 10. Supernatural Tartan 11. Colonization 12. Tartan’s Translation 13. Tartan Undecided  Tartan Timeline Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Illustration Credits Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738602910039,"sku":"9781350193772","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350193772.jpg?v=1720049618","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tartan-9781350193772","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}