Parachute: Subversive Design and Street Fashion
Author Alexis Walker, Introduction by Nicola Pelly
- Publish Date: May 07, 2024
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Design - Fashion & Accessories
- Publisher: Rizzoli
- Trim Size: 8-1/4 x 11-3/4
- Pages: 360
- US Price: $65.00
- CDN Price: $85.00
- ISBN: 978-0-8478-9972-2
Reviews
"David Bowie, Michael Jackson and Madonna all wore it; so did Don Johnson in Miami Vice. The brand was Parachute, an avant-garde 1980s label inspired by the New Wave scene, formed by British clothing designer Nicola Pelly and American architect and urban planner Harry Parnass in 1977 Montreal. Walker’s new book on the line (which shuttered in 1993) grew out of an acclaimed 2021 exhibition mounted by the associate curator of fashion at the city’s McCord Stewart Museum, and explores the subversive global brand’s genesis, influence (on street fashion as well as concept-store retail design) and lasting relevance." — Zed, The Zoomer Bookclub