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Dressed to Kill: Jazz Age Fashion from Virginia's

Door Virginia Bates e.a.

Categorie
Mode, Kostuums & Verzorging
Boeknummer
#335576-WB1
Titel
Dressed to Kill: Jazz Age Fashion from Virginia's
Auteur
Bates, Virginia & Daisy Bates
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Rizzoli International Publications
Jaar van uitgave
2012
ISBN10
0847834131
ISBN13
9780847834136
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original blind stamped glazed black boards, dust jacket, decorative end papers, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to
Samenvatting
This lavish volume invites the reader into the glamorous fashions of the 1920s. Virginia, a renowned antique clothing shop in London, has been a go-to for fashion designers, models, stylists, and fashionistas for years. With its carefully curated selection of perfectly preserved heirloom dresses, coats, lingerie, and accessories, Virginia's rare clothing is collected by designers for inspiration and by serious clothing collectors (both museum curators as well as celebrities). This stunning volume highlights the best of the collection, scaling the heights of Jazz Age fashion with chapters on sequined dresses, cocktail wear, bridge coats, opera coats, evening jackets, and house coats. Through sumptuous still-life photographs of the clothes and opulent film-set interiors, Dressed to Kill invi... (Lees verder)tes readers into a magical world. The rare and precious beaded dresses, feathered capes, and silky kimonos are beautifully documented, highlighting the craftsmanship and ornamentation of the pieces. Historical information is accompanied by guidelines for the care of antique clothing. With essays by leading fashion authorities, this is a must-have book for collectors, connoisseurs, and those who believe in evening style
Pagina's
287
Conditie
Goed — Top left corner slightly bumped.
Prijs
€ 45,00

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