Fashion|Met Publications^The Met Store 100 Dresses
Fashion|Met Publications^The Met Store 100 Dresses
Fashion|Met Publications^The Met Store 100 Dresses
Fashion|Met Publications^The Met Store 100 Dresses
Fashion|Met Publications^The Met Store 100 Dresses
Fashion|Met Publications^The Met Store 100 Dresses

Fashion|Met Publications^The Met Store 100 Dresses

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By Harold KodaWhat woman can resist imagining herself in a beautiful designer dress? Here, for the first time ever, are …

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By Harold Koda

What woman can resist imagining herself in a beautiful designer dress? Here, for the first time ever, are 100 fabulous gowns from the permanent collection of the renowned Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, each of which is a reminder of the ways fashion reflects the broader culture that created it.

Featuring designs by Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Madame Grès, Yves Saint Laurent, Gianni Versace, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, and many others, this one-of-a-kind collection presents a stunning variety of garments. Ranging from the buttoned-up gowns of the late seventeenth century to the cutting-edge designs of the early twenty-first century, the dresses reflect the sensibilities and excesses of each era while providing a vivid picture of how styles…See More

Details

  • Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Author: Harold Koda
  • Pages: 232
  • Illustrations: 181 (153 in full color and 28 in black-and-white)
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dimensions: 7” x 10”
  • ISBN:9780300166552
Editorial Reviews

“Will delight fashion mavens and history buffs alike.”
—Good Housekeeping

“Features page after page of swoon- worthy concoctions.”
—The Washington Post

“This one’s perfect as a fashionable primer of classic style. . . . Details on the pieces offer historical and cultural context and the whole package may send readers right over to the Met to see the collection in person.”
—New York Post

“100 Dresses will satisfy a broad audience of students and historians, fashion insiders and general consumers. The volume has great visual impact from the cover image…and equally startling pink endpapers; to insets of intricate hand-worked surface decorations; to fine art reproductions and fashion plates; to portrait photos of designers and shots taken on the runway….”
—Studio International

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