Balenciaga : shaping fashion / Lesley Ellis Miller.

Revered by his contemporaries and subsequent fashion designers, Christóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972) represented the pinnacle of haute couture in the 1950s and 60s. His exquisite craftsmanship and pioneering use of fabrics and cutting set the tone for the modernity of the late twentieth century. Known...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Lesley Ellis (Author)
Corporate Author: Victoria and Albert Museum (Host institution)
Language:English
Published: London : V & A Publishing, 2017.
Edition:Revised and expanded edition.
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Physical Description:191 pages : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
Shaping fashion
Format: Book

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index. 
505 0 |a A Spaniard in Paris. Between art and reality : chaquetillas, mantones and mantillas -- From cloth to collections. Commercial culture. Hidden assets : Vendeuses, fashion editors and mannequins -- Clients and clothes. Fashion leaders : socialite, bluestocking and actress -- Legacies. Heirs and followers : disciple, apprentice and successor. 
520 8 |a Revered by his contemporaries and subsequent fashion designers, Christóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972) represented the pinnacle of haute couture in the 1950s and 60s. His exquisite craftsmanship and pioneering use of fabrics and cutting set the tone for the modernity of the late twentieth century. Known for his exceptional tailoring and glamourous clientele, including Grace Kelly, Jackie Kennedy, Pauline de Rothschild, Ava Gardner and Marlene Dietrich. Cristóbel Balenciaga remains one of the most celebrated yet enigmatic designers of all time. This fully revised and expanded edition offers a thorough examination of the couturier's designs and business practice, placing him firmly in the context of the time, and concludes with a new chapter and case studies exploring his legacy in detail. Lesley Ellis Miller is Senior Curator of Textiles in the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department at the V & A. She oversaw the new Europe 1600-1815 galleries at the Museum, and has published widely on the eighteen-century French silk industry. 
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