Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion
Isaac Mizrahi: Come i bottoni hanno cambiato la moda
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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solo cattive persone.
there are only bad people.
the Button]
as early as 2,000 BCE.
anche risalire al 2000 a.C.
sewn onto your clothes.
diventarono anche utili.
is such a great invention.
sono invenzioni straordinarie.
through the buttonhole,
like it's never going to open.
che non si aprirà mai.
since the Middle Ages.
da quella che era nel Medioevo.
designs in history.
are usually round.
sono quelli rotondi.
with a little shank,
con un piccolo occhiello,
with either a rim or not a rim,
con o senza bordo,
is the buttonhole.
del bottone è l'asola.
plus the width of the button,
più lo spessore del bottone,
i vestiti erano più grandi
themselves in things.
più aderenti al corpo
to make clothes fit against the body.
per far aderire i vestiti al corpo.
for so long, historically,
i bottoni siano durati così tanto
to keep our clothes shut.
i vestiti al loro posto.
and it wears out after a while.
e dopo un po' di tempo si consuma.
you just literally sew that thing on.
lo si può semplicemente ricucire.
for the long run.
elemental design ever,
più elementare di sempre
affermazione di stile.
this beautiful sweater.
mi fece un maglione bellissimo.
on the sweater, I loved it.
sul quel maglione, lo adorai.
and you can't pick out a button,
e non sapete scegliere un bottone,
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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