The House of Worth (eBook)

Fashion Sketches, 1916-1918

Karen M. DePauw, Jessica D. Jenkins (Text von)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
144 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-80728-7 (ISBN)

Infos

"In-depth research on the House of Worth, with many fabulous photographs of the drawings from the designers, with hand-written notations and fabric swatches." — Jefferson-Madison Regional Library System"Beautiful. A must for any clothing lover or historian." — The Walters Art MuseumThis stylish compilation features 125 watercolor and ink renderings of designs from the house of Worth, the first couturier establishment and founder of the modern fashion industry. Sent to one of their clients, a seasonal resident in Litchfield, Connecticut, the sketches include fabric swatches, design names, detailed price information, and personalized notes. The catalog includes two substantial essays that address the cultural and social significance of both the house of Worth sketches and the town of Litchfield. The first item introduces the town during the early twentieth century and the residents associated with the sketches, Julia Chester Wells and Mary Perkins Quincy. The second essay profiles the house of Worth in the 1910s, focusing on the sketches and their place within the broader history of fashion and noting social shifts and changes in fashion consumption. The final segment includes images of all 125 sketches, accompanied by twenty annotations that offer in-depth explorations of common themes such as historic design influences and ethnic inspiration. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Litchfield Historical Society, this volume is a source of interest and inspiration to individuals from fashion historians to costume designers."I've read more books on historical fashions over the years than I could ever count, and can honestly say that this is one of the most unique and appealing approaches to profiling the history of a company, its customers, and its products alike that I've ever had the pleasure of encountering." — Chronically Vintage

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.8.2015
• Einführung: Michael Krass
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Schlagworte: american fashion design • ART • artists • Art Nouveau fashion • Charles Frederick Worth • clothing histories • Conneticut history • costume designers • early 20th century fashion • early twentieth century fashion • fashion & textile industry • fashion and clothing • fashion anthology • Fashion Design • fashion historians • Fashion History • Fashion sketch • fashion sketches • fashions of the 1920s and '30s • founder of the modern fashion industry • historical fashion essays • history of fashion • Paris fashion • resort towns • Social History • social mores • summer towns • turn of the century costumes • World War I fashion
• ISBN-10: 0-486-80728-2 / 0486807282
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-80728-7 / 9780486807287