STORIA DELLA MODA, STILISTI

This newest addition to the Victoria and Albert Museum’s series on historical dress patterns presents full instructions for the making of men’s historical garments in a technically accurate, visually exciting, step-by-step format. The book delves into the intricate detail of the techniques involved in historical tailoring and dressmaking. Scale patterns, precise construction diagrams, an abundance of informative details, and x-ray photographs that reveal the hidden structure of each piece are accompanied by color photography of the whole garment. Edited by the world’s leading authorities on historical tailoring, 17th-Century Men's Dress Patterns surveys the masculine wardrobe in England during the early seventeenth century. It features twelve chapters, each dedicated to one garment, including an ensemble of doublet and breeches, three doublets, a cloak, a hat, a night cap and a night-cap liner, a picadil, a pair of mittens, a sword girdle and hangers, and a linen stocking. Chapters on tailoring, dressing and inventories of men’s dress provide key historical context. Like its predecessors, this book promises to be a unique resource for costume designers, dress and social historians, students, and fashion enthusiasts alike. 300 color photographs and 800 line drawings.

This lavish book focuses on Parisian and British couture between 1947 and 1957, a decade that Christian Dior described as fashion's 'golden age'. Dior's 'New Look' collection of 1947 shocked and delighted the fashion world, creating a style that symbolised a new femininity. The full skirts and hour glass silhouettes were considered highly decadent, synonymous with luxury and extravagance, in marked contrast to the austerity of the war years. Nevertheless, the 'New Look'caught the public imagination and ushered in a period of remarkable creativity.The Golden Age of Couture features stunning gowns and exquisite tailoring from designers such as Balenciaga, Balmain, Givenchy, and Dior as well as evocative photographs by the likes of Richard Avedon and Cecil Beaton.

Con una splendida nuova copertina, questo libro ampiamente illustrato è una celebrazione della magnifica collezione di moda del 20° secolo del V&A. Titolo della serie di grande successo Fashion in Detail, questo libro offre uno sguardo dettagliato ad alcuni dei capi più belli della collezione. Il libro presenta disegni al tratto, della struttura di ogni capo e fotografie ravvicinate appositamente commissionate, degli aspetti più impressionanti di ogni capo: chiusure, scollature, polsini, orli, frange e altro ancora. Disposti tematicamente, gli autori forniscono informazioni su qualsiasi cosa, da cuciture, bottoni e colletti, a perline, pieghe e pieghe. Il risultato è un banchetto visivo di trame, motivi e artigianato e un'appassionante testimonianza della varietà e creatività dell'abbigliamento. Un riferimento visivo essenziale per designer, studenti e fashionisti di tutto il mondo.