Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3791350625 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring, and lush trimmings abound in this glorious volume that celebrates the evolution of European dress through two centuries.Fashion is in the details. Drawing on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s internationally known fashion collection, this gorgeous book tells the storyin words and beautiful picturesof fashion’s aesthetic and technical development from the Age of Enlightenment to World War I, a period when fashionable dress underwent sweeping changes. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the evolution of fashion, this generously illustrated book provides a rich visual history of the changes that occurred in fashionable dress spanning a period of more than two hundred years.. The textiles, tailoring, and trimmings all work together in the creation of the finest pieces. Many remarkable examples of men’s, women’s, and children’s garments are featured here for the first time, including an extraordinarily rare 1790s man’s vest designed to promote sympathy with the French Revolution; a stunning 1845 black satin gown from the royal court of Portugal hea
“In this beautifully produced publication, the narrative centers on a collection of 18th- and 19th-century European garments and accessories recently acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art…Its concentration on the textiles, tailoring, and trim that went into the construction of these articles of dress gives readers an exceptional level of visual access to the often-exquisite details of historical fashion design.” CHOICE“Luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring, and lush trimmings abound in this glorious volume that celebrates the evolution of European dress through two centuries.” Sophisticated Living Magazine“This sumptuous catalog showcases the Kamer-Ruf Collection…Essays and a timeline of fashion trace the development of tastes and silhouettes from the Age of Enlightenment to World War I, highlighting a gorgeous assortment of luxurious clothesLarge close-up photos show the complex subtleties of lace, woven textiles, and printed fabrics, as well as surfaces worked with breathtaking networks of embroidery, beadwork, and fancy trims.” Fiberarts Magazine
KAYE DURLAND SPILKER is Curator, Costume and Textiles Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. SHARON SADAKO TAKEDA is the Senior Curator and Head, Costume and Textiles Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. JOHN GALLIANO, one of the most influential fashion designers of our time, is the chief designer of the haute couture house Christian Dior. . KIMBERLY CHRISMAN-CAMPBELL is a fashion-research s
"A nice mix of close up and full pictures" according to Chicago Girl. I really enjoyed this book there were no pictures of what the pages held (I added some) I went to a bookstore to see if they may have it before I purchased with no luck. What I truly enjoyed about this book is the fact the images are very clear and crisp! Also there is a nice balance of close ups and f. We need more backside. The quality of the photos is great. Plenty of details( in my POV,some are quite unnecessary though). My only complain is that the book has so little back view. I do want to know what the clothes look like from both front and behind.It's not like they don't have enough space for back views. There are wi. HolJo said Interesting History and Beautiful Pictures. The detailed history in this book is facinating. I purchased it because I read a lot of historical fiction from this era and I wanted to get a visual of what my favorite characters would have been wearing at the time. I thought I would mostly be looking at pictures, but I found myself very engrossed in