Fashion Plates: 150 Years of Style
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300197705 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
April Calahan is a fashion historian, writer, and art appraiser, as well as special collections associate at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Karen Trivette Cannell is assistant professor and head of special collections and college archives at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Anna Sui is a fashion designer living in New York City.
This lavishly illustrated book provides a comprehensive survey of 200 color plates from publications dating from 1778 to the early 20th century, accompanied by authoritative and fascinating texts. Organized chronologically and featuring both men’s and women’s garments, these lively and colorful vignettes not only are beautiful, but also deftly illustrate the evolution of fashion over time. A sumptuously illustrated, encyclopedic chronicle of fashion and its trends, from the 18th to the early 20th century Prior to the invention of photography, European and American
About the AuthorApril Calahan is a fashion historian, writer, and art appraiser, as well as special collections associate at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Karen Trivette Cannell is assistant professor and head of special collections and college archives at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Anna Sui is a fashion designer living in New York City.
"Lovely book" according to Hollie Luttrell. Perfect!. Quality reproductions of antique fashion plates. This is a beautifully produced book in a large format with its own slipcase. The paper used is good quality heavy art paper and the images are beautifully reproduced, though many small sized images have been blown up to a large size to fill the page. The author provides a basic overview of the history of fashio. "Not as thorough on the earlier fashion plates,sadly." according to s.westfield. Not as thorough on the earlier 17th and 18 th cent fashion plates,a bit disappointing. ( though more rare ,they were producing them in the mid 17 th cent as well as the 18 th cent -which was only briefly covered.)