Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion
Isaac Mizrahi: Cum a schimbat nasturele 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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there are only bad people.
există doar oameni răi.
the Button]
as early as 2,000 BCE.
încă din anul 2.000 Î.E.N.
sewn onto your clothes.
dintr-o dată folositori.
is such a great invention.
sunt niște invenții extraordinare.
through the buttonhole,
like it's never going to open.
că n-o să se mai desfacă.
since the Middle Ages.
prea mult din Evul Mediu.
designs in history.
modele din istorie.
are usually round.
este de obicei rotund.
with a little shank,
with either a rim or not a rim,
cu margine sau fără,
is the buttonhole.
este butoniera.
plus the width of the button,
hainele erau mai mari:
themselves in things.
mai mult de corp
to make clothes fit against the body.
de a face hainele să stea pe corp.
for so long, historically,
au rezistat de-a lungul timpului
to keep our clothes shut.
să țină hainele încheiate.
and it wears out after a while.
și se strică după o vreme.
you just literally sew that thing on.
doar îl coși la loc.
for the long run.
elemental design ever,
obiect dintotdeauna,
accesoriu de modă.
this beautiful sweater.
un pulover foarte frumos.
on the sweater, I loved it.
mi-a plăcut.
and you can't pick out a button,
și nu te pricepi să alegi un nasture,
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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