Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion
Isaac Mizrahi: Hoe de knoop de mode veranderde
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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alleen maar slechte mensen.
there are only bad people.
the Button]
as early as 2,000 BCE.
sewn onto your clothes.
is such a great invention.
zijn zo'n geweldige uitvinding.
through the buttonhole,
like it's never going to open.
want hij gaat nooit open.
since the Middle Ages.
veel veranderd sinds de Middeleeuwen.
designs in history.
ontwerpen in de geschiedenis.
are usually round.
knopen meestal rond.
with a little shank,
met een ringetje,
with either a rim or not a rim,
met al dan niet een verhoogde rand
is the buttonhole.
is het knoopsgat.
plus the width of the button,
plus de breedte van de knoop
waren kleren groter --
themselves in things.
voor de knoop ontdekten.
to make clothes fit against the body.
tegen het lichaam te laten passen.
for so long, historically,
gezien zo lang hebben volgehouden,
to keep our clothes shut.
echt goed dicht houden.
and it wears out after a while.
en verslijt na een tijdje.
you just literally sew that thing on.
naai je hem er gewoon terug aan.
for the long run.
elemental design ever,
het meest elementaire ontwerp ooit,
this beautiful sweater.
breide mijn moeder me deze mooie trui.
on the sweater, I loved it.
vond ik ze geweldig.
and you can't pick out a button,
en je geen knoop kunt kiezen,
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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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