Sarah Gristwood

Fabulous Frocks

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No item of clothing has endured for longer than the dress. Yet the last century alone has seen the most radical changes of style - hemlines swinging from ankle to thigh; outlines alternating between the body-hugging and the bell - and our fascination with the 'frock' has not gone away. From Gres' draping to Dior's New Look, from Mary Quant's mini to Hussein Chalayan's mechanical marvels, this book looks at the dress in twentieth century fashion. Thematic chapters - Changes, Feminine, Sex, Must-haves, Fantasy, Classical and Art - set out the inspirations and implications for each new change alongside the stunning photography. It is more than e… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Eastoe, Jane

ISBN: 978-1-909108-26-4
EAN: 9781909108264
Produktnummer: 13788238
Verlag: Pavilion Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Masse: H22.5 cm x B28.5 cm x D2.2 cm 1'212 g
Abbildungen: 100 colour and black and white illustrations
Gewicht: 1212
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Sarah Gristwood is a writer and broadcaster who, in her days as journalist, interviewed everyone from Martin Scorsese to Giorgio Armani. She is the author of three recent historical biographies - Arbella (a Sunday Times bestseller), Perdita (adapted as BBC radio's Book of the Week), and Elizabeth and Leicester (to be published by Viking in the USA this autumn). Jane Eastoe has been a journalist and author for 25 years. She has been writing for the National Trust Books list for the last 3 years and was the chief contributor to the National Trust Book of the Countryside, including the regional features. Her other books include Wild Food, Home Grown Fruit and Allotments. She is a softie cyclist, enjoying the Kent countryside, where she lives, on two wheels.