"Israel Fashion Art" in Leeds University' "Intellect" Journal

Rozi Ben-Yosef 1967. Photo: Ben Lam

I am happy to share with you the fact that a book report about "Israel Fashion Art"  "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל" was published this week in the British Leeds University' "Intellect Journal" devoted to Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty".  The article was illustrated by 9 photos from the book, some of which accompany this post.
I apologize for the uneven placement of the article's scanned pages. For some unknown reason
that's the way my home scanner scanned the Journals' pages. I hope the text is readable in spite of the small letters.

Ofra Haza in a Yemenite coins hood. Photo: Moshe Sasson

Lea Gottlieb, Gottex. 1976. Photo Ben Lam.

Fini Leitersdorf, Maskit. 1976. Photo Ben Lam

Andy Warhole, Bob Dylan, Edie Sedwidge and "Israel Fashion Art" Album-Book

A Pillbox hat and seashell accessories by Dori Scengeri exclusive to
"Israel Fashion Art" book.

Photo: Isri Halpern. Styling: Nurit Bat-Yaar Model: Hani Steiner

Hi,  In my "Israel Fashion Art" album-book  "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל" one of the chapters
is devoted to hats: "From Pioneer Hat to Wonder-Hat". Since I discuss in it not only hats but also
various attitudes towards them such as Actor Charles Laughton's humorous remark in the film "Witness for the Persecution" - I also quoted a couple of lines from poet and Rock star Bob Dylan's song "Leopard-Skin Pill-box Hat" which I thought were quite amusing and inspiring:

[...]Well, you look so pretty in it
Honey, can I jump on it sometime?
[...]You know it balances on your head
Just like a mattress balances
On a bottle of wine....
[...]Well, I saw him
Makin’ love to you
You forgot to close the garage door
You might think he loves you for your money
But I know what he really loves you for
it’s your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat...

Only recently did I discover who Dylan wrote this song about: 1965's "It Girl""Edie" Sedgwick (1943 – 1971) who was an American actress, socialite, fashion model and heiress. She is best known for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars. Sedgwick became known as "The Girl of the Year" in 1965 after starring in several of Warhol's short films in the 1960s. She was dubbed an "It Girl" while Vogue magazine also named her a "Youthquaker". And according to author Truman Capote she was everything pop-artist Warhol wanted to be.

I find it quite exciting to discover "new" additional cultural links/associations to the book.

A sculptural newspaper dress by Shir Dor & Roi Gadasi from the exhibit "The materials out of which words are made" of Haaretz and Shenkar. Photo: Tami Dahan

Hi, Recently I have attended several exhibitions which relate in one way or another to my album-book
"Israel Fashion Art" שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל"                                              

An 1982 creation by Maskit modeled by Tami Ben-Ami.. Photo: Mula Eshet

At the opening of a photography exhibition in the Ramat Aviv Mall I've met an old friend - this 1982 photo of Israel's top-model Tami Ben-Ami (in a "Maskit" outfit) by Mula Eshet from my book "Israel Fashion Art" "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל". Another old friend was an image of international top-model Michaela Bercu (in a Bagir suit) by Yaki Halperin from the exhibition "Glamor Glimpses - Fashion Photography in a Mirror of a Century"

"הבזקי זוהר - צילום אופנה בראי המאה" which I was invited to curate by The Israel Museum of Photography in Tel-Hai and which opened the millennium in the Museum.

At another exhibit by photographer Mula Eshet I discovered a photo of my very dear friend Alber Elbaz who wrote an introduction to my book. In the photograph Alber (who celebrated yesterday a decade as Lanvin's designer) is seen during his students days several months or a year after I had first met him.

Last week I attended a very unique exhibit "The Materials from which Words are Made" held by Haaretz newspaper in which all the designs exhibited were created by Shenkar students out of old Haaretz newspapers.  The exhibit was initiated by the newspaper's cultural supplement "Galleria"'s editor Lisa Peretz. 

How does it correspond with my book? In the book's chapter "Talking Clothes" I explored the sources of the use of words in fashion as well as in art, referring, among other cultural experiences,  to Picasso's and Braque's use of newspapers in their 1913's collages and to Elsa Schiaparelli's use of newspaper prints in her 1930's fashion. In another chapter about knits I mentioned architect & artist Neta Dor who in 2005 knitted one of her creations from folded strips of.... Haaretz newspaper.

"Israel Fashion Art" was given as a gift to TV stars Tsipi Shavit & Hani Nachmias

A 2004 image exclusive to "Israel Fashion Art" by Nurit Bat-Yaar. Design: Mor Hemed, Bezalel. Photo: Dafna Grossman.

Hi, Yesterday while I was attending the opening of a photography exhibition of Mula Eshet (some of  whose best images are included in my book "Israel Fashion Art") I was approached by a lovely lady who told me that my "album book is simply fantastic. It is so enchanting that I buy it as presents to my friends", she added."I have already given it to (comedy and TV star) Tsipy Shavist as well as to (singer and TV star) Hani Nachmias" This certainly made my day. Although I've heard it more than once I never tire of hearing and reading people who are kind enough to share with me the enjoyment they derive from the book's "encompassing text" and/or its "breathtaking images

Here are some more heartwarming responses the book "Israel Fashion Art"
"שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל"
received: 
Television host of channel 1 Lucy Aharish wrote to me: It was a pleasure and an honor to have you on our program and to praise such an interesting and invested book".  Yaheli Hashefa wrote: "Nurit the book is a masterpiece... as far as I'm concerned it's an art book". Ron Grundland, Gottex CEO, said "the book is stunning''  and Yafa Grebenau, former fashion exporter wrote: "Nurit, you deserve the Golden Needle Award .....".

  Thank you so much dear Yafa, Ron, Yaheli, Lucy and all the other readers who bothered to share with me their enthusiasm about the book:

הילה סדומיניישן                   Sept, 18, 2011        , Hila Sadomination Glam

שלום נורית.

אצטרף בשמחה לעמוד שלך, יש ברשותי את הספר ואני מעיינת בו לעתים קרובות. אכן ספר נהדר. ח"ח על היוזמה.

פנינה סלע   Pnina Sela, journalist. Sept. 23, 2011                                 

‏ ‏"עיינתי בספר והוא פשוט מדהים , יש לשווקו גם בחו"ל"‏

יעל ודן פתיר   Yael & Dan Patir, Former Press Attache in D.C. Sept.28, 2011

יעל: "נורית,  הספר הוא מאסטרפיס". דן: אני מצדיע לך על הספר הנהדר הזה.

הוא כ"כ מקיף, מושקע ומוקפד. פסיק לא הייתי משנה בו".

יהלי השפע      Yahli Hashefa, FB. Sept. 30, 2011                                     

 ‏"נורית הספר הוא יצירת מופת את יכולה להעלות ממנו תמונות זה לא משנה את העובדה דווקא התמונות הן שמעוררות עניין ורצון לקנות את הספר בעיני הוא ספר אומנות וכמובן שנמצא אצלי בספריה"

לוסי אהריש       Lucy Aharish, TV's channel 1 interviewer. Oct. 2, 2011

יקירתי היה לי העונג והכבוד לארח אותך ולפרגן לספר כל כך מושקע ומעניין...ולגבי התגובות לא היה לי צל של ספק! שיהיה המשך הצלחה בכלל ועם הספר בפרט שאין לי ספק, ימשיך לקצור מחמאות ותשבוחות.. ותודה לך על שצירפת אותי לחברייך.

שתהיה שנה טובה ושבוע מקסים

לוסי

יפה גרבנאו       Yaffa Grebenau, former model & exporter. Oct.4, 2011     

שנה נהדרת לך נורית.. מלאת שיכרון של עיצובים, ואמנות האופנה בישראל! מגיע לך פרס ' מחט הזהב ' ... היה פעם פרס כזה, נכון?

רון גרונדלנד               Ron Grundland, Gottex CEO. Oct. 6, 2011             

הספר נראה מדהים.

מאוד מושקע ומעלה זיכרונות.

תודה רבה

ישראל רבינוביץ    Israel Rabinovitz, Art prof. at Kay college. Oct.8, 2011    בהצלחה עם הספר. אהבתי אותו מאד. המשך שבוע מבורך וחג שמח.

חיה מיכלסון     , FB. Oct.15, 2011                                      Chaya Michelson

היי נורית, הצטרפתי בשמחה לעמוד שלך, אני מכירה את הספר שלך ומאוד התרשמתי ממנו ולמדתי ממנו רבות.

איתי לפיד  Itay Lapid, Fashion designer. FB. Oct. 23, 2011                         

נורית היקרה שלום. לכבוד הוא לי להיות לך לחבר, אפילו אם זה רק לדפי הפייסבוק. בהחלט אכנס ללינקים ששלחת לי ואמשיך להתרשם מעבודתך המדהימה לתשוקתינו המשותפת- אופנה. בזמן לימודי האופנה שלי גילית אותך ומאז...משהו השתנה:)

אני מאמין גדול במשפט "אדם שאינו מכיר את עברו, העתיד לא יכיר אותו", ועל כן אני קורא את "שיכרון העיצובים" שוב ושוב, ובכל פעם מחדש נפעם מרמת התחקיר, התמונות המדהימות והחן שבו כתוב הספר. אמנם אני רק בן 25, ורק מתחיל את דרכי בעולם האופנה עם המותג שלי שבטח ראית(פה בפייסבוק יש דף של המותג בשם Gor-Mette ), אבל אני יכול לומר לך בבטחה שהשפעתך בעולם האופנה, גם כיום, ניכרת מאוד. את אישה מלאה 
בטוב טעם, שיק, ותרומתך לעולם האופנה בארצנו הקטנטונת היא אמיתית.

מעריץ נלהב :)
בהערכה רבה.
איתי לפיד.

   
This is the 16th bunch of responses to the book I'm uploading. The previous ones were posted on  Feb, 20, 2010,on Aug, 3, 2010, on Aug, 13, 2010, on Sept. 16, 2010, on Oct. 6, 2010, on Oct.23, 2010, on Nov. 26, 2010 ,on Dec. 16, 2010, on Jan.2, 2011, on March 16, 2011, on May 20 2011 on June 27, 2011 and on Aug. 1, 2011 posts. Oct. 3, 2011 and Dec. 1, 2011.
Responses from the Academy were posted on (May 3, 2010 ), Museum Curators (July 18, 2010), and the Press (June 15, 2010) .
Shimon Peres, Israel's President's so highly appreciated, heart-warming response was posted on Oct. 15, 2010.

Israeli Fashion from "Israel Fashion Art" book in British & U.S.A Web-Magazines

A Silvia Vered design in a Ido Lavie photo exclusive for "Israel Fashion Art" album-book by Nurit Bat-Yaar.

Hi, The fact that Israeli fashion and creativity has a lot to offer internationally has been

proven time and again when world fashion icons such as Jacky Kenedy Onassis, Princess

Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, Sarah Jessica Parker and many others had worn gowns, beachwear,

leather wear, and accessories designed by Israelis. This is all discussed in my album-book

 "Israel Fashion Art"   "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל"

both in a chapter devoted to the subject as well as in relevant fashion concepts chapters.

This is one of the reasons I would like to interest an overseas publisher who would help bring

this coffee table book of mine to international crowd of fashionistas and culture and art lovers. 

Hence, I was very happy to discover that awarness of the book had reached an English and an American web magazines this week. My thanks for this goes to Anna la Germaine

of the London based Fashion Politics magazine: Israel Fashion-Art Book by Nurit Bat-Yaar Fashion Politics
http://www.f-politics.com/
who published part of the interview about the book (which was originally done by Daina Ryan Reed and Sonya Golod of http://dreedtea.com/giveaway-israeli-fashion-art-coffee-table-book.html ) providing its readers with the option to go to Dreedtea and read the article in full and view all the images included in it.

Thanks very much also to Benjamin Ivry of The Jewish Daily Forward. In his book report there named: Israeli Fashionistas in Under 500 Years – The Arty Semite – Forward ... in which he discussed
another book by Anat Helman he refered to "Israel Fashion Art" as well writing: "

A useful complement to Helman’s historical reflections is the lavishly illustrated book by Nurit Bat-Yaar, Israel Fashion Art 1948-2008 out last year from Resling Publishers, Tel Aviv. Former longtime fashion editor of the Yedioth Aharonot daily"...

In addition to that, Benjamin Ivry provides his readers with two video recordings of  Television  interviews about "Israel Fashion Art" (which he must have picked in U Tube) in which I'm discussing the book with Liat Regev of Channel 1 and with Moshe Datz of Channel 2.

To see the above please click: http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/148632/

Thanks so  much!!!

"Israel Fashion Art" Album-Book offered by DreedTea.com as a Holiday Gift

An article about "Israel Fashion Art" album-book at dreedtea.com website published today.

Hi, This week my album-book "Israel Fashion Art"  "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל" enjoyed two different kinds of exposure. In the beginning of the week it was recommended by Nansi Brandes who hosted a panel discussion in the Moshe Sharet Hall of the municipality of Petach-Tikva. The panel included singer Miri Aloni, T.V. director Nurit Keidar, fashion designer Sasson Kedem, pasta producer chef Moshe Barel and physician author Dr. Dina Eisen. Each one was interviewed by the musician and humorist host Nansi Brandes about his profession/book and Miri Aloni sang some of her lovely hits. It was fun dear Nansi. Thank you very much.

Today, an interview Sonya Godol and Daina Reed-Eiland conducted with me was published in the dreedtea.com website at:
http://dreedtea.com/giveaway-israeli-fashion-art-coffee-table-book.html
It includes quite a number of striking images from the book as well as Yuli Ziv's of http://www.myitthings.com/ quote defining the book as "The first ever Israeli fashion Bible". Thank you very much dear Daina and Sonya. I appreciate it very much.

dreedtea is also offering a copy of the book as a Hanuka gift to whomever of its readers will win it
in the raffle they are holding. So, if you don't have the book yet or if you would like to get an
additional copy as a holiday gift for your dear ones this is your chance to win a free copy. Good Luck and Happy Holiday!!!

Many Thanks to "Israel Fashion Art" Album Book's 2,222 Fans



An 1989 hat-mask by Yaron Minkowski exclusive to "Israel fashion Art" album-book by Nurit Bat-Yaar.
Photo: Gadi Dagon. Styling: N. Bat-Yaar



Italian top fashion designer Roberto Cavalli leafing through "Israel Fashion Art" album-book by Nurit Bat-Yaar. Photo: Eliran Avital. TLV FW Nov.2011 

Hi, one of the most glamoros and exciting moments of TLV Fashion Week (initiated and produced by visionary Motty Reif and Ofir Lev) our first in the 21st century, was the visit of top Italian designer Roberto Cavalli who restaged his s/s 2012 collection in Tel Aviv. The press conference he held prior to his striking catwalk show was an opportunity for me to present the designer with my album-book "Israel Fashion Art" called in Hebrew:  "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל"
I gave it to him not only because it summarizes 60 years of creative Israeli fashion but also as a token of appreciation for his creative co-operation with several Israeli fashion designers. A co-operation manifested in the book via three images of outfits designed for him by Israelis. Thanking me, the charming TLV FW's guest of honor kindly said that he would surly get some ideas from the many full-color photos of the book.

Quite a number of Israelis also shared with me the fact that they were inspired by the book and I would like to take this opportunity of the book's fans club @ link:

http://pitsi.com/7xt

  reaching 2,222 members to thank from the depth of my heart Zohar Shitrit, a photografic instructor who wrote to me:
"The book is astonishing, it helps me in my teaching and it provides me with fantastic inspiration." Designers Yosef Perets and Mark Goldenberg for writing: "The book is excellent".  Journalist
Chen Dagan for writing: "The styling of the images intoxicates the senses, its beauty is dazzling, one can feel your artistic eye and your great love of fashion..." and all the other book fans who were kind enough to share with me their enthusiastic responses quoted here.

This is the 15th bunch of responses to the book I'm uploading. The previous ones were posted on Oct. 3 2011, on Feb, 20, 2010,on Aug, 3, 2010, on Aug, 13, 2010, on Sept. 16, 2010, on Oct. 6, 2010, on Oct.23, 2010, on Nov. 26, 2010 ,on Dec. 16, 2010, on Jan.2, 2011, on March 16, 2011, on May 20 2011 on June 27, 2011 and on Aug. 1, 2011 posts.

Responses from the Academy were posted on (May 3, 2010 ), Museum Curators (July 18, 2010), and the Press (June 16, 2010) .
Shimon Peres, Israel's President's so highly appreciated, heart-warming response was posted on Oct. 15, 2010.


לילי לנדאו Lili Landau, FB. July 11, 2011
שמחה להצטרף למועדון נהניתי מכל רגע ספר מדהים!!!

זוהר שיטרית Zohar Shitrit, Photography teacher. July11, 2011
הספר מדהים אני מעביר הרצאות על צילום אופנה והוא עוזר לי המון ומהווה השראה נהדרת.

לאה זיכרמן רוצ'ין Leah Zicherman Rochine, FB. July 9, 2011
נורית שבוע טוב! ברכות על ספרך המרשים, בהצלחה.

מרק גולדנברג Mark Goldenberg, Shenkar's 2011 award winner. July 18, 2011

בהחלט ספר מצויין!

יוסף פרץ July,25, 2011 fashion designer Yosef Peretz

ספר מצויין.

לאה גלובוס Lea Globus, wife of film magnate Yoram Globus, July28, 2011
נורית יקרה . ממהרת לרכוש את הספר המומלץ ומוערך שלך

דניאל אסייאג Daniel Assayag, Shenkar textile student, July29,2011

"נורית , ספרך הוא חובה על כל מדף של מעצב אופנה וטקסטיל בארצנו"‏

תלמה מן Talma Mann ,author Lihi Lapid's mother, July 30, 2011
לכבוד לי-ספרך המרתק מונח דרך קבע על שולחן הסלון שלי בבית וכל מי שנכנס מדפדף ומוקסם

ארז דה דרזנר Erez Da Drezner, FB. Aug. 4, 2011

: ‏"קראתי את הספר , ספרך הוא התנך״ של אופנה צמרמורת עלתה בי שראיתי את תמונות של ארכיון מעבר פשוט מדהים הספר התרשמתי מאוד "

צאלה הילרוביץ FB. Aug.13, 2011 Ze'ella Hilerowicz
הצטרפתי לעמוד :) ובהזדמנות זו אומר לך תודה ענקית על הספר המרתק, שכל כך נהנתי לקרוא וכמובן למדתי המון בזכותו! צאלה

חן דגן Chen Dagan, Salona journalist FB. Aug.20, 2011

‏"נורית, יש כאן סטיילינג מעלף חושים, יופי מסנוור, עין אמנותית ואהבה גדולה לאופנה. כמי שעוסקת בעיצוב בעצמה אני יכולה לחתום על כך שכל תמונה כאן ראויה לדאבל אקסטרה לייק. תודה ששיתפת - חן דגן


אורית לבה Orit Laba, FB. Aug. 22,2011
הי נורית, יש לי את הספר שכרון העיצובים, לדעתי הוא חובה לכל תעשיית האופנה. העבר היה מדהים ונותרו זיכרונות מתוקים.. כל הכבוד על כתיבתך ספר זה

דבורה נבו Dvora Nevo, FB. Sept.1, 2011

נורית, כחובבת עיצוב ואופנה, מכירה את הספר ומעריצה אותך על פרויקט מדהים! ‬

שושי לרון Shoshi Laron, FB. Sept. 4, 2011

הי נורית, זכיתי לעיין באופן מעמיק, בספר. הספר מרשים מאד מבחינה עיצובית, אך יותר מכל פותח פתח להבנה מעמיקה ומעניינת בנושא. ישר כוח.

רונית אדלר Ronit Adler, Export Institue manager of marketing & buisiness develop. Sept. 7, 2011

הי נורית,אני רואה את הספר, והוא יפיפה.משקף את כל ההיסטוריה של האופנה הישראלית. ספר מדהים.כל הכבוד !בברכת שנה טובה, רונית אדלר


קניית בגדים מחול Sept. 10, 2011 FB
..ראיתי את הספר זה פרוייקט מעולה ויפה שההוצאה רסלינג עזרו להוציאו. אז כל הכבוד, שנה טובה ואיך אומרים - כתבת "תולדות" ישראל.. עכשיו - העולם? אני לא מכיר ספר טוב בעברית על תולדות האופנה בעולם או לפחות בעולם המערבי.. כל טוב..‬