Fabulous Frocks
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 190910826X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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'A glorious celebration of 100 years of the dress' The Daily Mail
It’s been decades since women discovered pants and separates, but many women dream of wearing a glorious, glamorous gown at least once, whether it's on a Hollywood red carpet or on her wedding day.. From Gres' draping to Dior's New Look, from Mary Quant's mini to Hussein Chalayan's mechanical marvels, this book looks at the dress in 20th-century fashion. It has been more than 80 years since Coco Chanel invented the little black dress, but most women still have one in their wardrobes today. A stunning celebration of the dress, featuring the most innovative, inspirational, controversial, and covetable from 1908 to 2013 No item of clothing has endured for longer than the dress. Thematic chapters—Changes, Feminine, Sex, Must-Haves, Fantasy, Classical, and Art—set out the inspirations and implications for each new change alongside the stunning photography. Yet the last century alone has seen the most radical changes of style—hemlines swinging from ankle to thigh, outlines alternating between the body-hugging and the bell—and our fascination with the frock has not gone away
Jackie said Good Coffee Table Book!. I gave this gift to my mom for mother's day - it makes for a great coffee table book! She really enjoyed it.. Beautiful dresses. Entertaining ! Amazon Customer Yes, lovely dresses in the bodies of beautiful women. Those were the days of truly HAUTE COUTURE, where fabrics were treated like gold in the hands of wonderful couturiers. probably, working for pennies. Also, excellent photos! Entertaining, for a day when you have the flu.. Five Stars Good present
She is the author of Elizabeth: Reigning in Style.. Sarah Gristwood is the author of Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Official 50th Anniversary Companion and Elizabeth and Leicester. Jane Eastoe trained in fashion design, then moved to the fashion business press, for whom she re