Dressed to Kill - V. Bates; D. Bates
Virginia's Jazz-Age Fashion
KORTE INHOUD
This lavish volume invites the reader into the glamorous fashions of the 1920s. Virginia, a renowned antique clothing shop in London, has been a go-to for fashion designers, models, stylists, and fashionistas for years. With its carefully curated selection of perfectly preserved heirloom dresses, coats, lingerie, and accessories, Virginia's rare clothing is collected by designers for inspiration and by serious clothing collectors (both museum curators as well as celebrities). This stunning volume highlights the best of the collection, scaling the heights of Jazz Age fashion with chapters on sequined dresses, cocktail wear, bridge coats, opera coats, evening jackets, and house coats. Through sumptuous still-life photographs of the clothes and opulent film-set interiors, Dressed to Kill invites readers into a magical world. The rare and precious beaded dresses, feathered capes, and silky kimonos are beautifully documented, highlighting the craftsmanship and ornamentation of the pieces. Historical information...
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Original blind stamped glazed black boards, dust jacket, decorative end papers, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to; Top left corner slightly bumped. [Auteur: Bates, Virginia & Daisy Bates] [Pagina's: 287] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Rizzoli International Publications] [Jaar: 2012] [Titel: Dressed to Kill: Jazz Age Fashion from Virginia's]
