"His work went beyond fashion and was a fine art." -a Charles James patron Charles James, often considered to be America's first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting fabric for the female form and creating fashions that defined mid-century glamour. Although James had no formal training as a dressmaker, he created strikingly original and complex designs, including intricate ball gowns worn by members of high society in New York and Europe. This lavishly illustrated book offers a ...
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"His work went beyond fashion and was a fine art." -a Charles James patron Charles James, often considered to be America's first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting fabric for the female form and creating fashions that defined mid-century glamour. Although James had no formal training as a dressmaker, he created strikingly original and complex designs, including intricate ball gowns worn by members of high society in New York and Europe. This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive study of James' life and work, highlighting his virtuosity and inventiveness as well as his influence on subsequent fashion designers. Featuring exciting new photography of the spectacular evening dresses James produced between 1947 and 1955, this publication includes enlightening details of these intricate creations alongside vintage photographs and rarely seen archival items, such as patterns, muslins, dress forms, and sketches. A detailed and illustrated chronology of James' life describes his magnetic personality, his unorthodox design processes, his colorful supporters-such as Salvador Dal???, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Cristobal Balenciaga-and profiles of a number of his famous clients, such as Gypsy Rose Lee. With flair and style echoing that of its subject, Charles James brings to life one of the most fascinating and creative figures in American fashion. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (05/08/14-08/10/14)
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Fine in fine jacket. Foreword by Ralph Rucci. Profusely illustrated with color photography. 4to, pictorial cloth, printed mylar dust wrapper. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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Fine. Cloth over boards. Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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VG/VG (in excellent condition) Illustrated color pictorial boards, printed mylar dust jacket with black lettering, 262 pp., illustrations throughout in both bw and color. "This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive study of James's life and work, highlighting his virtuousity and inventiveness as well as his influence on subsequent designers. Exciting new photography of the spectacular evening dresses and revolutionary tailored daywear James produced between 1932 and 1956 is featured alongside vintage photographs and rarely seen archival items, such as muslins, dress forms, and sketches. An illustrated chronology illuminates James's complex and colorful personality, unorthodox design processes, and visionary business concepts; it also explicates his relationships with eminent supprters, such as Salvador Dali and Christian Dior, and illustrious clients, including Millicent Huttleston Rogers, Mrs. Williams Randoph Hearst Jr., and Gypsy Rose Lee. A behind-the-scenes look at conservation efforts to both prepare James's work for exhibition and preserve it for posterity reveals the unconventional materials and unprecedented construction techniques he used to engineer his iconic structural gowns."-dust jacket description.
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New. Cloth over boards. Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
