Modern fashion in detail / by Claire Wilcox & Valerie Mendes ; photography by Richard Davis ; line drawings by Leonie Davis.

ISBN

1851770321

Dewey Classmark

391.0904 WIL

Local Shelfmark

391.0904 WIL

Personal Author

Wilcox, Claire.

Publication

London : V&A, 1991.

Physical Description

143 p. : b&w & col. ill. ; 30 cm

Note

"Histories of 20th century dress ... usually include a few details of fabric, construction and trimming but this is the first time a whole volume has been devoted entirely to close-ups illustrating in detail the intricate skills of high fashion ... To illustrate the clothes in their entirety, each colour plate is accompanied by ... line drawings which resemble those featured on the reverse of paper patterns"--Foreword.

All the clothes illustrated are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Contents

Contents: Seams -- Gathers, tucks & pleats -- Collars, cuffs & pockets -- Buttons -- Bows -- Beads & sequins -- Applied decoration.

Local Copy Note

Fashion Museum Collection.

Subject - Corporate Name

Victoria and Albert Museum.

Added Personal Name

Mendes, Valerie D.

Davis, Richard.

Davis, Leonie.

Copy Information

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1991.

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