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V&A gallery of fashion
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- Book Synopsis
- Spanning four centuries, the V&A's Fashion Collection is the most comprehensive in the world, housing unrivalled collections of dress, accessories, shoes and hats from the seventeenth century to the present day. This thoroughly revised and redesigned edition perfectly encapsulates the collection, from rare eighteenth-century gowns and exquisite eighteenth-century bodices to 1930s evening wear, post-war couture and show-stopping ensembles by contemporary designers. Fashion designers represented include Charles Frederick Worth, Madeleine Vionnet, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Mary Quant, Stephen Jones, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen.
- About The Author
- Claire Wilcox is Senior Curator, Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion, at the V&A and Professor of Fashion Curation, London College of Fashion. Jenny Lister is a Curator of Textiles and Fashion at the V&A. She co-curated the V&A exhibitions Swinging Sixties and Grace Kelly Style and co-edited the accompanying books.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781851778935
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- V&A Publishing, (03 October 2016)
- Number of Pages
- 176
- Weight
- 796 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 267 x 204 x 18 mm
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