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BOLTON Andrew.
Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
<p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>This vibrant publication brings to life four centuries of extraordinary garments and accessories inspired by the natural world</strong><br><span></span><br><em>Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion</em><span>explores clothing’s complex relationship with the body through the senses, offering new ways for understanding and experiencing a garment’s inherent artistry. Engaging texts by scholars, scientists, and conservators reveal the history behind over 200 works of fashion while also addressing their fragility and ephemerality.</span><br><br><span>Exceptional new photography by Nick Knight of creations by international couturiers and design houses—including Cristòbal Balenciaga, Thom Browne, Collina Strada, Christian Dior, Gucci, Charles James, LOEWE, Madame Grès, Thebe Magugu, Maison Margiela, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, Elsa Schiaparelli, Bea Szenfeld, Philip Treacy, Iris van Herpen, Louis Vuitton, and Charles Frederick Worth—further deepens our appreciation for each object’s sensorial integrity.</span></p> Yale, 2024 The MET/Yale University Press 494 p., nombreuses photographies couleurs, cartonnage éditeur sous emboîtage. 23,5 x 32
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ISBN : 9781588397775
Neuf
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Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion
Bolton, Andrew: Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. Exhibition: New York, Metropolitan Museum, 2024. 469 pages, over 200 colour illustrations. Hardback. 34 x 25cms. An overview of four centuries of garments inspired by the natural world, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. In order to explore clothing's relationship with the body, the catalogue is divided in 5 sections, dedicated to the 5 senses. Over 200 works by Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Elsa Schiaparelli and Maison Margiela are illustrated and discussed in accompanying essays. Followed by a photographic response to the theme by Nick Knight and chemical analysis of several dresses by Poiret, Fortuny and McQueen.
An overview of four centuries of garments inspired by the natural world, from the Metropolitan Museum of Artâs collection. In order to explore clothing's relationship with the body, the catalogue is divided in 5 sections, dedicated to the 5 senses. Over 200 works by Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Elsa Schiaparelli and Maison Margiela are illustrated and discussed in accompanying essays. Followed by a photographic response to the theme by Nick Knight and chemical analysis of several dresses by Poiret, Fortuny and McQueen. Text in English
