Millennium mode

Forty of the fashion industry's most acclaimed designers present their vision for clothing and accessories in the new millennium in this lavishly illustrated volume. Sketches and new photography of clothing, hats, shoes, and jewelry -- in many cases designed specifically for this book -- are showcased as representative of the "millennium mode."The designers explain in their own words what's in store for the twenty-first century, commenting on the role of computers in clothing design, the discovery of new ranges of color, and the latest breakthroughs in textile development. Ideas that were once relegated to the science fiction novel will be tomorrow's latest runway creations: clothing that responds to temperature by changing texture and bracelets that serve as cellular phones. This book offers an exciting glimpse of the twenty-first century avant-garde.