Our new clothes : acquisitions of the 1990s
Title:
Our new clothes : acquisitions of the 1990s
Author:
Martin, Richard (Richard Harrison)
ISBN:
9780870999000
9780810965409
9780300196610
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Publication Information:
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, ©1999.
Physical Description:
79 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
General Note:
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y., Apr. 6-Aug. 22, 1999.
Contents:
Foreword / A History of Fashion -- The White Dress -- Men of Three Centuries -- The Americans -- The Contemporaries -- The Library.
Abstract:
"An impressive array of clothing, accessories, and library materials was acquired through gift and purchase during the 1990s by The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Adding substantially to its comprehensive collection gathered over fifty-five years, the costumes span three centuries, beginning with a magnificent and rare silk damask brocaded English mantua of 1708 and including a wide-ranging selection such as a luxuriously embroidered and sequinned French man's ensemble of about 1765, a sparkling Agnes Drecoll robe en pannier of 1912, a beautiful Charles James wedding gown of 1949, and a slinky gold-tone metal mesh Gianni Versace evening gown of 1997-98"--Jacket.
"The 113 color illustrations and the illuminating text by Richard Martin add up to a fascinating overview of one decade of The Costume Institute' collecting, which conveys its ongoing dedication to the acquisition and exhibition of costumes from the earliest extant examples of the eighteenth century to the newest works of young designers."--Jacket.
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