TY - BOOK ID - 530681 TI - Dream suits : the wonderful world of Nudie Cohn AU - MacKenzie, Mairi AU - Debo, Kaat AU - Lannoo PY - 2011 SN - 9789020960464 PB - Tielt Lannoo DB - UniCat KW - Manufacturing technologies KW - fashion design KW - mode KW - cowboys KW - Schoepen, Bobbejaan KW - Cohn, Nudie KW - Costume designers KW - United States KW - Biography KW - History KW - 20th century KW - popular culture KW - fashion [concept] KW - costume [mode of fashion] KW - fashion designers KW - modeontwerpers KW - muziekcultuur KW - fashion [culture-related concept] KW - United States of America UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:530681 AB - Nudie Cohn was the Russian-born tailor whose designs transformed the clothing of American country music. At one time a designer of highly embellished g-strings for New York strippers, Nudie moved to Hollywood in 1947 and originated the Rhinestone cowboy look that has become visual shorthand for a particular strain of country music. His fantastical, intricately embroidered and heavily ornamented outfits have adorned the backs of countless stars of country music as well as those from the worlds of rock'n'roll, film and rodeo. They include Elvis Presley, Roy Rogers, John Wayne, Hank Williams, Porter Wagoner, Gram Parsons, John Lennon, Cher, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and Elton John. Today, his work is still sought after and admired. Contemporary musicians such as Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream, Mike Mills from R.E.M. and Beck; fashion photographers including Craig McDean; and fashion designers from Tommy Hilfiger to Giles Deacon have been inspired by his incredible designs. Dream Suits: The Wonderful World of Nudie Cohn will explore Nudie's biography, his relationship with his customers, the evolution of his style as well as his legacy within contemporary culture. Superb examples of Nudie suits and archival material from his estate are shown alongside images of those that wore his designs and those that are still influenced by him today. Published to accompany the Momu Antwerp exhibition - Dream Suits: Designs by Nudie Cohn, the Rodeo Tailor - featuring the collection of Bobbejaan Schoepen - it also draws upon an extensive (and previously untapped) collection of Nudie's designs owned by the remarkable Belgian entertainer, Bobbejaan. ER -