I consider this book a must have to any costume designer's library (for that is what I do). Eye candy. The close up details are extremely useful and the later costumes are largely ones influenced by Asian design. Ie. the Poiret fascination with kimonos and parasols, Fortuny, etc. The collection is also in incredibly good shape, giving the impression that the original colors have not faded or changed. I have considered a trip to Japan to study this connection up close and personal. I wonder, have any of you had that experience? Is part of it available to the public? How do they work with students wishing to study the collection? Cheryl Odom College of Santa Fe -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn Kayta Barrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:02:25 -0700 Subject: RE: [h-cost] have you read this costume book?
>This is a two-volume reprint of the original "Fashion" which was about >720 pages. I have it. 20th century fashions, if I recall correctly, make >up over 1/3 of the book as there are more 20th century fashions in >existence than 18th and 19th. And there ought to be one from the 16thC too. In the one-volume version it's a close-up only, of what used to be called the Devereaux Bodice. Lots of amazing handwork in that close-up. CarolynKayta Barrows dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian www.FunStuft.com //// \\\ ////-@@\\\ (((( 7 ))) ((( <> )))) ) (((((( /----\ /---\)) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
