THE CRAFTS OF FASHION: GEOGRAPHIES

From the export of goods to the movementof populations, from the establishment of workshopsto their relocation, the mechanics of cartography offernew keys to understanding the materials and trades offashion, on the scale of a workshop or a street, a district,or the planet. Drawing on a multifaceted approach togeography, the texts collected in this book offer a wealthof insights into the artisanal and industrial traditions,gestures, materials, and actors that define the culturesof fashion production, as they unfold over mapsand itineraries. Looking back at the establishmentof passementiers in the nineteenth century, the logicof proximity among Parisian featherworkers, the textiletrade with India, and the craft of hairworking in thetwenty-first century, this book brings together voices thathelp us to better situate what unites these multiple waysof seeing fashion and its savoir-faire.The contributions that make up this book were givenin the form of lectures as part of the research seminarChaire Chanel et le 19M des savoir-faire de la modeat the Institut français de la mode.