100 Dresses: The Costume Institute / The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Name: 100 Dresses: The Costume Institute / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Brand: Yale University Press
SKU: 0300166559
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ISBN: 9780300166552

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26 Oct, 2010

By Harold Koda (Preface by)

An irresistible look into more than 300 years of fashion through an exquisite collection of designer dresses What woman can resist imagining herself in a ...

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ISBN-10:

0300166559

ISBN-13:

9780300166552

Publisher

Yale University Press

No.of Pages

232

Dimensions

10.12 X 7.34 X 0.94 inches

Description

An irresistible look into more than 300 years of fashion through an exquisite collection of designer dresses

What woman can resist imagining herself in a beautiful designer dress? Here, for the first time ever, are 100 fabulous gowns from the permanent collection of the renowned Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, each of which is a reminder of the ways fashion reflects the broader culture that created it.

Featuring designs by Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Madame Grès, Yves Saint Laurent, Gianni Versace, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, and many others, this one-of-a-kind collection presents a stunning variety of garments. Ranging from the buttoned-up gowns of the late 17th century to the cutting-edge designs of the early 21st, the dresses reflect the sensibilities and excesses of each era while providing a vivid picture of how styles have changed--sometimes radically--over the years. A late 1600s wool dress with a surprising splash of silver thread; a large-bustled red satin dress from the 1800s; a short, shimmery 1920s dancing dress; a glamorous 1950s cocktail dress; and a 1960s minidress--each tells a story about its period and serves as a testament to the enduring ingenuity of the fashion designer's art.

Images of the dresses are accompanied by informative text and enhanced by close-up details as well as runway photos, fashion plates, works of art, and portraits of designers. A glossary of related terms is also included.

Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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ISBN-10

: 0300166559

ISBN-13

: 9780300166552

Publisher

: Yale University Press

Publication date

: 26 Oct, 2010

About the Author

Harold Koda is Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.