{"product_id":"guo-pei","title":"Guo Pei","description":"The first major book on China’s leading couture  visionary reveals the intricate craftsmanship and imperial glamour that  has fashion publications worldwide declaring Guo Pei’s creations “the  Empire’s new clothes.” An exponent of artisan craftsmanship and  theatrical fantasy often compared to Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton,  Guo Pei dresses Chinese state dignitaries and American celebrities  alike in richly bejeweled creations of imperial opulence. The designer’s  first monograph, published on the occasion of her first solo  exhibition, offers insight into the growing global influence of China  and the complexities of its cultural transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The premier China-based fashion  designer to figure prominently on the world stage, Guo Pei produces  ornate embroidery and intricate designs that derive from the ancient  traditions and symbols of her Chinese heritage, rendered in glamorous  silhouettes. Andrew Bolton describes the approach as an  “auto-orientalist” couture unprecedented in the “millennial history of  Chinese dress.” The grandeur of her work, from the aureate cape Rihanna  wore to the 2015 Met Gala to a gown festooned with 200,000 crystals  featured in the Beijing Olympics, distinguishes Guo Pei as a worthy heir  to the grand tradition of haute couture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lush photography reveals the unprecedented  detail achieved through the thousands of hours committed to each  garment’s workmanship, a signature of Guo Pei’s atelier. This landmark  volume presents a tableau of Guo Pei’s resplendent work: expansive,  unconventional, and otherworldly. This landmark volume accompanies an eponymous exhibition of dozens of the designer’s dresses—the first in the United States—at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film.","brand":"Paula Wallace, et al.","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ Used - Very Good","offer_id":55352655970472,"sku":"U-03840-2","price":46.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/4398\/5576\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c2a73e1c-d0d1-4526-9538-2598b29f3274.jpg?v=1774138777","url":"https:\/\/lafabrands.ca\/products\/guo-pei","provider":"LAFA Brands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}