Fashion Is… By The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fashion Is…
By The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fashion Is . . . encourages readers to think about the myriad definitions of fashion. A Dior day suit. An Yves Saint Laurent minidress. A Japanese kimono. A Ferragamo shoe. A British court ensemble. A Schiaparelli hat. Fashion is glamour and attitude, texture and pattern, sexy and prim, luxurious and eccentric. It is above all a rich and evocative means of expression for both the designer and the wearer. Gathered here are costumes, regional dress, haute couture, and accessories from prehistory to the present, as well as paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts relating to modes of dress.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere and the world’s most encyclopedic art museum under one roof. Founded in 1870, its permanent collection, housed in 17 curatorial departments, comprises more than 2 million works of art spanning 5,000years of world culture, from prehistory to the present, from every part of the globe, in all artistic media, and at the highest levels of creative excellence.

Imprint: Abrams Books
Publication Date: March 25, 2014
Price: $18.95
Trim Size: 5 1⁄2 x 6 5⁄8
ISBN: 978-1-4197-1168-8
EAN: 9781419711688
Page Count: 384
Illustrations: 188 4-color illustrations
Format: Paperback
Rights: World English