The House of Worth: 1858-1954: The Birth of Haute Couture - Rilegato

Trubert-tollu, Chantal; Ttart-vittu, Francoise; Martin-hattemberg, Jean-marie; Olivieri, Fabrice

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ISBN 10: 0500519439 ISBN 13: 9780500519431

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2017

Riassunto

Arriving in Paris in 1845, at the age of twenty and with only a few francs in his pocket, Charles Frederick Worth would go on to build the most prominent, innovative, and successful fashion house of the century. He was inspired by a love of fine art, luxurious fabrics, and his vision of the female ideal, and was the first to set out to dictate new styles and silhouettes to his elite clientele— not the other way around. He hosted them in his rue de la Paix salons, which included groundbreaking sportswear and maternity departments as well as silk, velvet, and brocade rooms, and a special salon with closed shutters and gas lighting designed to allow clients to try on ball gowns in lighting conditions precisely matched to those of the event at which they would be worn.Organized chronologically and illustrated with striking ensembles, paintings, and documents sourced from both private family archives and the best fashion collections from museums around the world, The House of Worth is an inspiring tribute to the house that started it all.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

Lavish--Country Life

A sumptuous tome --The Telegraph

Engaging and almost-encyclopedic...every library should have it. --The Business of Fashion

The definitive account of the life and work of the man whom the fashion world would remember as its father --The Lady

L'autore:

Chantal Trubert-Tollu is Charles Frederick Worth's great, great-granddaughter. She has been collecting Worth documents and dresses for several years.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0500519439
• ISBN 13: 9780500519431
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 335