{"product_id":"expedition-patricia-mears-9780500519974","title":"Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday-- from haute couture to ready- to- wear-- parkas, puffer coats, and backpacks, as well as garments made of neoprene and Mylar are everywhere. But the roots of these ubiquitous items of dress and cutting- edge textiles are rarely acknowledged or understood. Inspired by the so-called \"heroic era\" of polar navigation (1890- 1922), extreme mountain climbing, deep sea exploration, and journeys to outer space, \u003cem\u003eExpedition\u003c\/em\u003e explores how garments made for the most inhospitable environments on earth and beyond have inspired more than sixty years of fantastical, otherworldly fashions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated, this publication features approximately 150 color photographs. The images include high fashion magazine editorials by Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, and others; museum objects from the permanent collections of The Museum at FIT and the American Museum of Natural History; and unpublished photographs of early expeditions in the archives of the Explorer's Club in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Mears, Lacey Flint, Sarah Pickman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0500519978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500519974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 9.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Patricia Mears","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46172934045951,"sku":"9780500519974","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/expedition-patricia-mears-9780500519974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}