Modern fashion in detail / Claire Wilcox, Valerie Mendes ; photography by Richard Davis ; line drawings by Leonie Davis.

By:

Wilcox, Claire [author]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Victoria & Albert Museum, 1991.Description: 143 pages : illustrations (color) ; 31 cmISBN:

9781851770328

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LOC classification:

TT507 .W55 1998

Summary: This colorful and lively book takes a close up look at the intricacies of 20th century fashion. Full color illustrations focus on a Schiaparelli appliqué, a Chanel button-hole, a Utility pocket or the braiding on a romantic Pre-Raphaelite sleeve by Bill Gibb. Short commentaries put the detail in historical context and examine the couturiers choice of fabric and methods of construction while a specially commissioned black and white line drawing of each garment appears alongside every full color detail. This beautiful book will be indispensable to those interested in the history of 20th century design.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona	TT507 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		B05705

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-143)

This colorful and lively book takes a close up look at the intricacies of 20th century fashion. Full color illustrations focus on a Schiaparelli appliqué, a Chanel button-hole, a Utility pocket or the braiding on a romantic Pre-Raphaelite sleeve by Bill Gibb.

Short commentaries put the detail in historical context and examine the couturiers choice of fabric and methods of construction while a specially commissioned black and white line drawing of each garment appears alongside every full color detail.

This beautiful book will be indispensable to those interested in the history of 20th century design.

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