Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive
(Author) Professor Andrew GrovesInside the Westminster Menswear Archive is a unique guide to the role of garment archives as an industry resource for designers to research and examine both historical garments and the work of their peers. Groves and Sprecher analyse over 140 key garments from the Westminster Menswear archive, spanning the last 120 years, each brilliantly photographed in close-up detail and annotated with curator commentary, to inspire new generations of designers. Highlights include garments from: A-COLD-WALL*, Ahluwalia, Aitor Throup Studio, Alexander McQueen, Belstaff, Bernhard Willhelm, Burberry, Casely-Hayford, C.P. Company, Carol Christian Poell, Comme des Garçons, Craig Green, Dior Men, Fred Perry, , Helmut Lang, Hussein Chalayan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Junya Watanabe, Louis Vuitton, Martine Rose, Meadham Kirchhoff, Nigel Cabourn, Paul Smith, Prada, Stone Island, Umbro, Undercover, Vexed Generation, and Vollebak.
Professor Andrew Groves
Professor Andrew Groves is a renowned literary critic known for his groundbreaking work on postmodernism in literature. His seminal book "The Postmodern Turn: Essays in Postmodern Theory and Culture" has been a key contribution to the field. Groves' writing style is analytical, insightful, and thought-provoking.