Claire Wilcox

V&A Bags

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Illuminating the evolution of bag designs and uses from the medieval period to today, the author explores early drawstring creations and richly worked ecclesiastical purses, before looking at large work bags of the 18th century, and by contrast the small reticules that were designed to complement high-waisted Empire line dresses. Increased travel in the 19th century brought about the leather handbag as we know it today, while the 20th century saw an explosion of innovations, from 1930s designs reflecting the streamlined American aesthetic and the use of new synthetics such as imitation patent and Vynide, to the rise of the luxury designer han… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-500-51937-0
EAN: 9780500519370
Produktnummer: 20085694
Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 160 S.
Masse: H16.5 cm x B23.4 cm x D1.8 cm 574 g
Abbildungen: 114 Illustrations, color
Gewicht: 574
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Claire Wilcox is Senior Curator, Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the V&A and Professor inFashion Curation, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.