V & A gallery of fashion

Publication/Creation:

London : V & A Publishing, 2013

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

V & A gallery of fashion / edited by Claire Wilcox and Jenny Lister

Variant Titles:

Victoria and Albert Museum gallery of fashion

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Additional Author/Creators:

Wilcox, Claire, editor
Lister, Jenny, editor
Victoria and Albert Museum, publisher

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Costume--History--Pictorial works
Fashion--History--Pictorial works
Costumes
Clothing

Description/Summary

Summary:

"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 concise volume 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, Cristobal Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Mary Quant, Stephen Jones, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen." -- Publisher's description.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990034418100302486

ISBN:

1851777520 (pbk.)
9781851777525 (pbk.)

OCLC Number:

855558675

Barcode:

010002727927