Introducing the ‘The Ghost of Avant-Garde’
A book by Adriana Lacko

This book resembles the mutual concept and understanding of  beauty of the so called ‘avant-garde’ aesthetic fashion realm. An exploration of what is exactly ‘avant-garde’ in 21 century? Is it relevant and what is the complexity behind it?

An educational and inspirational book for those passionate people, deeply touched and involved in a world of appearance where the self-expression goes deep down the rabbit hole and emerging in numerous styles and definitions of fashion.

Exploring the theoretical analysis of the ‘avant-garde’ and its usage in the fashion world.

“Notes on discourse in deconstructed intellectual contemporary fashion”

The edition includes 75 brands and designers, one of which is Minoár.


332 pages, 8 chapters and numerous brand editorial visuals.

Each book comes with unique and exclusive signature Minoár Fiber Bond Boro book cover. The cover features signature steel hexagon strap bookmark and a range of patchwork fabrics.

Book Details

– Size: 20 x 18 cm / 7.8 x 7 inches
– Pages: 332 (unpaginated) pages
– Black & White images print
– Paperback in black color
– English written

Each book comes with unique and exclusive signature Minoár Fiber Bond Boro book cover.
Limited edition of 15.

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Book Content:

1. Why fashion practice needs a theoretical analysis (mind the gap)
2. Research (who is haunted by the ghost of the avant-garde)
3. What is avant-garde (anyway)
4. Modernism (marching into the unknown)
5. Work of art (before and after avant-garde)
6. Avant-garde and beauty (are at war)
7. Failure of the avant-garde (decline of the new, mission impossible)
8. Contemporary fashion (no rules, just technology)

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