Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure
Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure
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Summary
This lively, colourful, and wide-ranging exploration of the evolution of the painted nail places a fascinating aspect of cultural history at your fingertips.
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Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure by Suzanne E Shapiro
The manicure as we know it has been around for less than a century, but it's become a major presence in the culture of fashion, with its own trends, fads, and fringe aspects. This first definitive history of the manicure looks at the myriad ways in which the adorned fingernail has served as an expression of the individual and the times. Author Suzanne E. Shapiro traces the origins of the modern manicure as a radical gesture in style and follows it through today's culture of ubiquitous nail salons and edgy experiments in nail art, showing how at every turn the manicure has reflected larger style trends as well as changing ideals of femininity. Nails draws on an incredible range of pop-cultural images, from early 20th century beauty manuals and classic Hollywood glamour shots to hip-hop music videos and fine art. It also features gorgeous nail-centric images from iconic fashion photographers including Nickolas Muray, Richard Avedon, and Guy Bourdin. A series of contemporary photo essays rounds out the volume with an international survey of the most vital pockets of manicure culture today: from hipster nails in London to outre nail art in Tokyo. Unique, accessible, and authoritative, Nails brilliantly connects the painted nail to the history of women's fashion and the evolution of beauty."Through her research. .[Shapiro] discovered a correlation between nail enamel trends and the popularity of self-expression and femininity or lack thereof."
--Downtown Devil
"An incredible array of images and photo essays connect the polished nail to individual expression and the evolution of beauty."
--American Salon
Suzanne E. Shapiro is a researcher at The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9783791348353 |
| ISBN 10 | 3791348353 |
| Title | Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure |
| Author | Suzanne E Shapiro |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prestel |
| Year published | 2014-02-18 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |