"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..‬

Coins - From 1968 Fashion week to TLV's 2012 FW & "Israel Fashion Art" Book.

Dorit Bar Or, "Dodo". Photo: Avi Valdman
TLV Fashion Week for s/s 2012

Tel Aviv Fashion Week organised and produced by fashion shows' director and TV producer Motty Reif and by Ophir Lev of the Israeli Textile and Fashion Association brough an air of glam to the country's cultural capital last week. Guest of honor Roberto Cavalli showed his s/s 2012 fabulous collection and fashion reporters from the international arena arrived to cover 16 fashion shows of local Israeli designers. One of the new designers who inaugurated her catwalk experience during the TLV FW was Dorit Bar-Or of "Dodo". Bar-Or was also one of the few designers whose collection was inspired by Israel's cultural heritage. Her main motive being golden coins - she concluded her show with a short performance by a profesional belly dancer.

All this brought to mind my album-book "Israel Fashion Art"  "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל"
and its chapter: "Coins - from Mobile bank to the Sexiest Sight on the Beachfront". In this chapter I trace the source of the use of the coins element in clothing from the times coins were integrated in Yemenite womens' hoods and in Beduine women's veils to whom they served as a means of survival till modern times in which they are used as a purely decorative element.

The use of coins in modern day Israel had a special significance. If I may quote my own words in my book: 'coins that turned up in archeological digs...exposed the biblical past and helped create a unifyng national identity for citizens of Israel who were gathered from exile, and also confirmed our ancient claim to the land of our fathers." Through the designs of Fini Leitersdorf of "Maskit" and her followers coins became one of the most exciting components of the new original Israeli style both as a unique, exotic ornament and as a medium that bridged the past and the present.

A 1968 Fini Leitersdorf creation for "Maskit". Photo (exclusive to "Israel Fashion Art" album-book by Nurit Bat-Yaar): Peter Hertsog

Above, you can see the use of coins in a "Maskit" creation shown in 1968 Fashion Week. In some of my previous posts I've uploaded other coins images from "Israel Fashion Art" book such as the Yemenite coins hood worn by singer Ofra Haza (Nov. 9, 2010 post) and the 1997 red-carpet style coins gown of Shay Shalon (July 28, 2010 post). Dorit Bar-Or whose design image is at the top of this post manifests yet another exciting interpretation of the subject. In her design the element which corresponds with Israel's cultural heritage is combined with the current geometric trend which gives it a whole new perspective.

Dorit Bar-Or's finale, describes above, also corresponded with some the book's coins-chapter opening lines: "...there's nothing more intoxicating...than the site of gold coins twirling, glinting, delicately chiming, when they're wrapped around the silky curves of an exotic dancer."

Roberto Cavali, TLV Fashion Week & "Israel Fashion Art" Album-Book

The photo exclusive to "Israel Fashion Art" album-book by Nurit Bat-Yaar shows 1973' Tamara Yovel Jones designs
for Roberto Cavali modeled by Tamara herself and former beauty queen Hava Levi

TLV's Fashion Week produced by Motty Reif in co-operation with Israel's Textile Association planned for later this month - will feature a special guest appearance of Italian designer Roberto Cavali. Cavali who would present his 2012 collection would give the event an exciting international touch. Few of the distinguished viewers of the TLV FW, among them fashion editors who are expected to arrive from abroad are aware of the long romance Cavali has with Israeli creativity.
But, in "Israel Fashion Art" "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל" I devoted a whole chapter to the success stories of Israeli designers around the world one of which was that of Tamara Yovel Jones.
Tamara was actually the first Israeli fashion designer who was adopted by an overseas fashion house and this fashion house was Roberto Cavali's. "I always felt that I could work anywhere and by joining
Cavali I proved it", Tamara told me adding that "after starting to design for him in 1972 this fashion house more than doubled the demand for its outfits."
In the 1990's, she recommended to Cavali several of her Shenkar graduates. Among them were Victor (Vivi) Belaish, Alon Siman Tov, and Rotem Ram. The collections these three Israelis designed for Cavali were so unique and creative that during their time there the Cavali fashion house was referred to as the new Gaultier.

"Israel Fashion Art", Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, & Prof. Motty Omer.

"Israel Fashion Art" by Nurit Bat-Yaar book's jacket
Photo on left by Miri Davidovits. Author's portrait by Ron Kedmi.

Hi, the other day I was invited to the official openning of the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art's new extraordinary building in which eight diferent art exhibits opened simultaneously. It was quite a unique
experience architechtulary, artistically and socially. The museum's 6 new floors were overflowing
with art lovers of all ages and there were quite a number of fashionistas dressed in individualistic
looks expressing exciting personal styles.

Yet, in the midst of  all the excitement I couldn't help feeling sad that the person behind this initiative,
Prof. Motty Omer, General Manager and Chief curator of Tel-Aviv Museum Of Art wasn't there
to enjoy this great achievement of his. It was he who chose American architect Preston Scott to create this geometric structure regarded as part of the sercond wave of unique wow architecture after Farnk Gery's Bilbau's Guggenheim.

Unfortunately, Prof. Omer, passed away several months before the new structure was completed.
This was a very sad experience for me personally as well. About 3-4 months before Prof. Omer left for a better world - I met him at the opening of an art exhibit in one of the galleries of the old building. It was after my book "Israel Fashion Art"  "שיכרון עיצובים - אמנות האופנה בישראל" (Resling) came out and was sold in the Museum's lovely book and artifacts store.

Prof. Omer must have read the book and I can only assume that he was highly impressed by it, particularly by the chapters devoted to the love story between fashion and art and the dialogue between fashion and sculpture . Because, when he saw me at that opening at the gallery mentioned above - he told me: "It's about time we do something together". Since I very much wanted to curate a fashion exhibit as as continuation to the book, I replied: "בשמחה רבה" meaning "with great joy".

To emphasie his true intention Prof. Omer repeated his suggestion: "הגיע הזמן שנעשה משהו ביחד" and I,
in response, repeated my reply: "gladly, with great  joy". But, life apparently had other plans, as shortly afterword Prof. Omer had to be hospitalised, eventually leaving the mondane art world in order to perhaps meet in heaven art's greatest masters. May his soul rest in peace.

The new Tel-Aviv Museum structure inaugurated Nov.1,2011