Spanning four centuries, the V&A's Fashion Collection is the most comprehensive in the world, housing unrivalled collections of dress, accessories, shoes and hats from the seventeenth century to the present day. This thoroughly revised and redesigned edition perfectly encapsulates the collection, from rare eighteenth-century gowns and exquisite eighteenth-century bodices to 1930s evening wear, post-war couture and show-stopping ensembles by contemporary designers. Fashion designers represented include Charles Frederick Worth, Madeleine Vionnet, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Mary Quant, Stephen Jones, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen.
| ISBN: | 9781851778935 |
| Publication date: | 3rd October 2016 |
| Author: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Publisher: | V&A Publishing an imprint of V&A |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Genres: |
Fashion and textile design Fashion and style guides |
Spanning four centuries, the V&A's Fashion Collection is the most comprehensive in the world, housing unrivalled collections of dress, accessories, shoes and hats from the seventeenth century to the present day. This thoroughly revised and redesigned edition perfectly encapsulates the collection, from rare eighteenth-century gowns and exquisite eighteenth-century bodices to 1930s evening wear, post-war couture and show-stopping ensembles by contemporary designers. Fashion designers represented include Charles Frederick Worth, Madeleine Vionnet, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Mary Quant, Stephen Jones, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen.
V&A Gallery of Fashion features in the following genres: Fashion and textile design, Fashion and style guides
V&A Gallery of Fashion is available in Paperback
V&A Gallery of Fashion was written by Victoria and Albert Museum and published by V&A Publishing an imprint of V&A
V&A Gallery of Fashion has 176 pages
£14.39