Paris haute couture

Retrace un siècle d'histoire de la haute couture parisienne des années 1860 à 1960, en dégageant, par décennie, une tendance thématique : le tissu et la façon, l'art de la coupe, la mode de la rue, des portraits de clientes... Pour découvrir l'atmosphère des maisons de couture. Grand prix du jury 2013 (La Nuit du livre).

Report

"You won't want to miss...the superb catalog...Mr. Saillard knows how to tell the story of Couture..." ~ New York Times

"The physical presentation of the book is incredible, as the photography and reproductive quality are just superb to the point of unsurpassed clarity...This is a book that truly deserves a place on the shelf of everyone who has more than just a fleeting interest in fashion as well as those who want to know more about the origins of fashion as we know it today." ~New York Journal of Books

".. must-have for any fashion connoisseur." ~ Bal Harbour Magazine

"This visually sunning volume provides arresting images of the finest pieces created by the foremost designers throughout history..." ~Bask Magazine

"Haute couture may be out of her reach, but if she lives for Chanel, Dior and Lanvin, she'll love Paris Haute Couture." ~Star Ledger

Product details

• Authors: Olivier Saillard, Olivier Sillard, Zazzo, Anne Zazzo
• Assisted by: Olivier Saillard (Editor)
• Publisher: Skira-Flammarion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2012
• EAN: 9782080201386
• ISBN: 978-2-08-020138-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 280 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 18190 g
• Series: Catalogues d'exposition; Catalogues d'exposition
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history