Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion
Isaac Mizrahi: Wie Knöpfe die Mode veränderten
Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi mixes high fashion and the mass market, with a line of haute couture and a line for Target. Plus a talk show, a cabaret act, a movie, a new book ... Full bio
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there are only bad people.
bloß schlechte Menschen.
the Button]
as early as 2,000 BCE.
2 000 v.Chr. auf.
sewn onto your clothes.
Kleidung genäht wurde.
is such a great invention.
sind eine großartige Erfindung.
through the buttonhole,
an den richtigen Platz.
like it's never going to open.
als würde er nie aufgehen.
since the Middle Ages.
Knopfdesign nicht sonderlich geändert.
designs in history.
Designs der Geschichte.
are usually round.
with a little shank,
mit einem kleinen Schaft
with either a rim or not a rim,
mit oder ohne Rahmen,
is the buttonhole.
ist das Knopfloch.
plus the width of the button,
war die Kleidung umfangreicher --
themselves in things.
dem Körper näher,
der Knöpfe entdeckten.
to make clothes fit against the body.
dem Körper anpassen.
for so long, historically,
so lange gehalten,
to keep our clothes shut.
um Kleidung zu zu halten.
and it wears out after a while.
und nutzen sich nach einer Weile ab.
you just literally sew that thing on.
ihn buchstäblich wieder an.
for the long run.
Design der Geschichte,
elemental design ever,
this beautiful sweater.
meine Mutter diesen schönen Pullover.
on the sweater, I loved it.
liebte ich ihn.
and you can't pick out a button,
und keinen Knopf aussuchen können,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Isaac Mizrahi - Fashion designerFashion designer Isaac Mizrahi mixes high fashion and the mass market, with a line of haute couture and a line for Target. Plus a talk show, a cabaret act, a movie, a new book ...
Why you should listen
Design-wise, Isaac Mizrahi is best known for bridging the gap between high and low -- creating gorgeous couture confections for the likes of Eartha Kitt and others, as well as a hugely popular, groundbreakingly affordable line for Target.
His design mission comes wrapped in endless charisma. He's a talk-show host, he's performed his own one-man show Off-Broadway, he was the subject of the hilarious documentary Unzipped, and he does regular cabaret nights at Joe's Pub in New York City. His new book is called How to Have Style .
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