Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion
Isaac Mizrahi: Hogyan változtatta meg a divatot a gomb?
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.
the Button]
as early as 2,000 BCE.
sewn onto your clothes.
is such a great invention.
csodálatos találmányok.
through the buttonhole,
like it's never going to open.
hogy a ruhánk nem fog szétnyílni.
since the Middle Ages.
a középkor óta.
designs in history.
amit valaha megalkottak.
are usually round.
gombok tetszenek a legjobban.
with a little shank,
with either a rim or not a rim,
peremmel vagy anélkül,
is the buttonhole.
hozzáadjuk a gomb szélességét,
plus the width of the button,
hogy ne szoruljon.
a ruhák nagyobbak voltak,
themselves in things.
mint egy pólyát.
to make clothes fit against the body.
a test vonalát követő ruhákat készíteni.
for so long, historically,
azért állták ki az idő próbáját,
to keep our clothes shut.
tudják tartani a ruhákat.
and it wears out after a while.
már nem is tart olyan jól.
you just literally sew that thing on.
csak visszavarrjuk és készen is van.
for the long run.
a helyét hosszú távon is.
elemental design ever,
this beautiful sweater.
egy gyönyörű pulcsit.
on the sweater, I loved it.
a pulcsit is imádtam.
and you can't pick out a button,
kiválasztani egy hozzád illő gombot,
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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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