100 Dresses The Costume Institute / the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Name: 100 Dresses The Costume Institute / the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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ISBN: 9780300166552

ISBN-10: 0300166559

ISBN-13: 9780300166552

Edition: 2010

Authors: Harold Koda

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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 Gres, 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…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 0.74" wide x 1.00" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

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