1 Granary Book Club: A list of essential fashion reads
Fashion books to inspire you, as suggested by our readers
From philosophical and lyrical literary works such as Leopardi’s “Dialogue between Fashion and Death” to Giulia Mensitieri’s revealing analysis of the contemporary fashion system, this list has your fashion reading needs fully covered.
Johanna Parv: “Is femininity a form or an action?”
Womenswear graduate Johanna Parv questions the extent to which the shapes from everyday, active situations impose restrictions on the female form
1 Granary Book Club: A list of fashion history and theory reads
Read your way into fashion!
Karen Heshi: “Why must a suit look like a suit?”
The designer reflects on the tension between functionality and identification in her graduate collections.
WORMS: An independent publication for book lovers created by CSM graduate Clem Macleod
Central Saint Martins’ fashion Journalism graduate Clem Macleod on following her own path from fashion school to self-publishing
1 GRANARY BOOK CLUB: TEXTILES AND FABRIC MANIPULATION
A list with the best books on fashion textiles and fabric manipulation
Nico Verhaegen designs an ode to nomadic existence
An unusual parallel is drawn between shamans and bike messengers in Verhaegen’s recent graduate collection.
Meet this year’s Alpha 1 Granary Mentorship Prize winners
1 Granary partners with ALPHA for the second year in a row to champion emerging fashion designers in the Nordics
