Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion
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This vibrant publication brings to life four centuries of extraordinary garments and accessories inspired by the natural world Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion explores clothing's complex relationship with the body through the senses, offering new ways for understanding and experiencing a garment's inherent artistry. Engaging texts by scholars, scientists, and conservators reveal the history behind over 200 works of fashion while also addressing their fragility and ephemerality. Exceptional new photography by Nick Knight of creations by international couturiers and design houses--including Crist bal Balenciaga, Thom Browne, Collina Strada, Christian Dior, Gucci, Charles James, LOEWE, Madame Gr s, Thebe Magugu, Maison Margiela, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, Elsa Schiaparelli, Bea Szenfeld, Philip Treacy, Iris van Herpen, Louis Vuitton, and Charles Frederick Worth--further deepens our appreciation for each object's sensorial integrity. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(May 10-September 2, 2024)
(May 10-September 2, 2024)
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1588397777
ISBN13:9781588397775
Release Date:June 2024
Publisher:Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Length:494 Pages
Weight:6.60 lbs.
Dimensions:2.3" x 9.3" x 12.2"
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