Published 50 years after Christian Dior's New Look of 1947, and accompanying an exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this book presents a chronology of Dior's creations. They are drawn chiefly from the Costume Institute's collections, which include an extensive record of the designer's achievement as recognized by his New York clients of the 1940s and 1950s. Among the illustrations are extravagant evening wear, chic accessories, and details of Dior tailoring, as well as ...
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Published 50 years after Christian Dior's New Look of 1947, and accompanying an exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this book presents a chronology of Dior's creations. They are drawn chiefly from the Costume Institute's collections, which include an extensive record of the designer's achievement as recognized by his New York clients of the 1940s and 1950s. Among the illustrations are extravagant evening wear, chic accessories, and details of Dior tailoring, as well as documentary photographs from the Dior Archives, Paris. The text places Dior's achievement in the cultural perspective of post-war renewal: the desire for optimism, the return to innocence, and the reclaiming of the pleasures of fine clothing and other sumptuary arts. Analyzing the New Look, the authors set out to demonstrate the abiding impact of Dior's formulation of an icon for fashion's post-war renaissance. [This book was originally published in 1996 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.] Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
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Very Good. Dust jacket has light scratches and outer edges have minor scuffs. Textblock has shelf wear. Book content is in like new condition. Library binding. Cloth over boards. 201 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0870998226. Black marker on bottom edge, name on inside front cover, otherwise text clean and tight; light wear and tear to dust jacket; NOTE: additional postage may be necessary for international shipping; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 207 pages.
