The Perfect Fit
Download or Read eBook The Perfect Fit PDF written by Claudio E. Benzecry and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Claudio E. Benzecry |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2022-01-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226815909 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226815900 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Perfect Fit by : Claudio E. Benzecry
Book excerpt: Preface: The frailty of commodity chains -- From head to toe -- From the designer's point of view. From "the global" to "the girl" ; When is a shoe a shoe? -- Feet and fit. The world at her fit: scale-making, uniqueness, and standardization ; Cinderella on the Pearl River Delta: who has the power to translate? -- The global in the rearview mirror -- Interlude: a landscape of factories ; The ruins and rubble of Novo Hamburgo: skill and melancholia in a global shoe town -- Conclusion: what did we learn about globalization by looking at shoes? -- Coda: shoe is a gipsy business.
