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Valentina: American couture and the cult of celebrity

Categorie	Mode, Kostuums & Verzorging
Boeknummer	#326726-MC6
Titel	Valentina: American couture and the cult of celebrity
Auteur	Kohle, Yohannan
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New York : Rizzoli
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	0847830837
ISBN13	9780847830831
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, illustrations, 4to.
Samenvatting	Valentina was the twentieth century's first American fashion designer celebrity, working and living on equal social footing with the clientele she dressed (Greta Garbo, Gloria Swanson, Katharine Hepburn, Millicent Rogers, and Audrey Hepburn, among others). One of the few designers who proved that America could live without the Parisian haute couture, her career is a much needed missing link in the history of American fashion. Beyond merely turning out show-stopping evening gowns, Valentina's exotic beauty, dramatic personality, and incomparable style earned her a legendary reputation. Kohle Yohannan explores the carefully constructed persona and lore of this designer who helped define American Couture. Published in association with the Museum of the City of New York's exhibition Valentina:... (Lees verder) New York Couture and the Cult of Celebrity, this book includes photographs, never-before-seen personal ephemera, sketches, and original platinum prints from master photographers such as Cecil Beaton, Horst P. Horst, and George Hoyningen-Huene.
Pagina's	256
Conditie	Nieuw — Still shrinkwrapped.
Prijs	€ 65,00

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