Per Spook. Norsk motedesigner i Paris
Per Spook came to Paris in the late 1950s after graduating from the Oslo School of Fine Arts. For him, Paris had been a lifelong ambition, the place to go for anyone wanting to work in the fashion industry. After studying at L'École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture in Paris, he embarked on a long career as an apprentice and freelance designer. Experience with revered houses like Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, and Louis Féraud gave him a taste for haute couture and the specialized fashion that created a sensation when he opened his own house at the age of 38 in 1977.
Spook clothes were instantly applauded for their new, soft shapes and color. He established a hallmark for well-cut clothes that were elegantly understated but upheld the characteristics of quality, individuality, and wearability. Distinctive innovations have been his versatile long dresses with a device allowing them to be taken up for daywear, then let down again for an evening look; his Ile de Wight dress, a square-cut white linen dress embroidered with abstract black squares; and his Crumple clothes, made from a fabric that allows the clothes to fold into a small bundle and pack away without creasing. He also likes to design versatile mix-and-match outfits that can unite to create ensembles ranging from glamorous cocktailwear to daywear.
- Language: Norwegian and English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 110
- Size: 21 x 27 cm / 8.26 x 10.62 inches
- Weight: 520 g / 1.14 lbs
- Author: Anne Kjellberg, Anniken Thue
- Published: 2006
- Publisher: The National Museum
- ISBN: 9788281540163
