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"Mining Couture: A Manifesto for Common Wear" is a collaborative art project between the artists Barber Swindells and Leicestershire County Council's Snibston Discovery Museum, exploring the relationship between coal mining and fashion and its surprisingly rich cultural history. Featuring essays, interviews and discussions, illustrated with photographs, maps, video stills and more, "Mining Couture" is a unique study that merges history, fashion art and contemporary life. Delving into the notion of 'common wear' and focusing on its social context, the book is brought to life through first-hand written recollections by miners and industry workers, including an interview with the 1972 National Coal Queen Margaret Dominiak, alongside participation with contemporary artists and curators.
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'Sincere and purposeful' Sleek Magazine 'There is no denying that old industrial Britain has become a fashionable and popular subject' The Observer 'Excellent book for fashion designers and students looking for workwear-inspired visual research, as well as showing an interesting insight into the final days of coal mining in the UK in the 60s and 70s'Arts Thread Featured in Crafts Magazine
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Dr Steve Swindells is a Reader in Creative Practice and Claire Barber a Lecturer in Textile Crafts at the University of Huddersfield. They have been working together on site-conditional and artist-in-residence projects as Barber Swindells since 2010.
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- PublisherBlack Dog Publishing London UK
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1907317929
- ISBN 13 9781907317927
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
- EditorBarber Swindells
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mining Couture explores the relationship between coal mining history and fashion. The book delves into the notion of common wear, records diverse narratives of fashion and labour, and focuses on the social context where the seemingly unrelated realms of mining and fashion converge. Mining Couture emerges from Barber Swindells' commission at the Leicester County Council Snibston Discovery Museum, UK, as part of the Transform regeneration programme. This volume is intended as an integral element of Barber Swindells' exploration of the theme of common wear. It illustrates and extends the work developed through their commission rather than document it rigidly - its aim being to present an open-ended process. A visual dialogue is developed between mining and fashion environmentalism through the juxtaposition of evocative photography, inviting the reader to take an active part in making links and shifting boundaries between these two realms. The book includes an interview with 1972 National Coal Queen Margaret Dominiak and contributions from textile artists and curators, exploring diverse themes: from the responsibility of making art in a social context, to the legacy of coal mining in contemporary fashion trends, through to crossovers between mining and fashion lexicons. Looking back at twentieth century Russian Constructivist and Italian Futurist anti-fashion designs, such as the TuTa, or Universal Overall, Barber Swindells develop their own work-wear and this book is a journal/sketchbook/manifesto of their ongoing process. Dr Steve Swindells is a Reader in Creative Practice and Claire Barber a Lecturer in Textile Crafts at the University of Huddersfield. They have been working together on site-conditional and artist-in-residence projects as Barber Swindells since 2010. ILLUSTRATIONS: 100 b/w and colour An unlikely study of the relationship between coal mining and fashion, and the idea of common wear as a design prototype. 100 illus. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781907317927
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