100 Dresses: The Costume Institute / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Coco Chanel, Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, Gianni Versace, Alexander McQueen: The very names of master dress designers evoke stylishness. That elegance is displayed on page after page of 100 Dresses, a paperback original pictorial that showcases the peerless fashion collection of The Costume...
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Coco Chanel, Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, Gianni Versace, Alexander McQueen: The very names of master dress designers evoke stylishness. That elegance is displayed on page after page of 100 Dresses, a paperback original pictorial that showcases the peerless fashion collection of The Costume Institute at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The 100 dresses chosen for the book reflect changing styles and social mores from the 17th century to the near present. Flip the pages; pick your favorite fantasy designer dress.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780300166552 (0300166559)
Publish date: November 1st 2010
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages no: 232
Edition language: English
Amazing photographs, lovely gowns, mostly modern, but some of the pre-1920 dresses are gorgeous. The colours are beautiful, each gown very unique -- and the green gown from the 1700's made my jaw drop from the sheer intensity of it. This is one that clothing junkies will love, all presented by the c...