One to One - (Paperback)

About the Book

One-to-One refers to a working method where items of clothing became large-sized printing tools, covered in black and blue ink. each item served as a stamp, while simultaneously being stamped on, thus creating a chain reaction and making each piece of clothing both an original and a copy. In the project and the present reader, One-to-One author elisa van Joolen gathers new perspectives on the reality of mechanical reproductions in the fashion world, allowing us to look beyond the status conveyed by the label to see the actual, material properties of clothing. With essays by Amelia Groom, Ruby Hoette, Joke Robaard, Tai Smith, and Hanka van der voet, this reader explores some of the projects core questions: What does it mean to copy in fashion? What if a garment could be both a copy and an original at the same time? What if reproduction and production are one and the same?

Book Synopsis

A look beyond the status of brand labels to see the actual, material properties of clothing

One-to-One refers to a working method in which items of clothing became large-sized printing tools, covered in black and blue ink. Each clothing item served as a stamp, and was simultaneously being stamped on, thus creating a chain reaction and making each clothing item an original and a copy. As such the project One-to-One offers new perspectives on reproduction it allows us to look beyond the status conveyed by the label and see the actual, material properties of clothing.

Bringing together contributions by Amelia Groom, Ruby Hoette, Joke Robaard, T'ai Smith, and Hanka van der Voet this reader explores some of the project's core questions: What does it mean to copy in fashion? What if a garment could be both a copy and an original at the same time? What if reproduction and production are one and the same? This reader documents the process and outcomes of the One-to-One project as well as exploring the implications and possibilities of this unique working method in the broader context of the fashion system.