Fashion show : Paris style /
Publication details: Boston, Mass. : MFA Publications, ©2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cmISBN:- 0878467076
- 9780878467075
- 0878467084
- 9780878467082
- TT502 .F37 2006
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | TT 502 FAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0007235 |
"This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Fashion show: Paris collections 2006,' organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from November 12, 2006, to March 18, 2007"--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213).
La mode : Paris and the development of the French fashion industry / Pamela A. Parmal -- Haute couture and ready-to-wear : a recent history / Didier Grumbach -- Fashion houses and designers / Susan Ward and Lauren D. Whitley -- Azzedine Alaïa -- Hussein Chalayan -- Chanel -- Christian Dior -- Christian Lacroix -- Maison Martin Margiela -- Rochas -- Valentino -- Viktor & Rolf -- Yohji Yamamoto.
Rich in talented designers, skilled craftsmen, and native stylishness, the City of Lights has been capital of chic since the 17th century. This book explores the ideas and inspirations motivating Paris fashion throughout the ages and investigates why, in an era of globalisation, this city remains the undisputed Mecca of great clothing design.