100 Dresses

Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 09 Pages: 232 in Publisher: Yale University Press What woman can resist. Imagining herself in a beautiful designer dressHere. for the first time ever. are 100 fabulous gowns from the permanent collection of the renowned Costume Institute at of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. each of which is a reminder of the ways fashion reflectsthe oader culture that created it. Featuring designs by Paul Poiret. Coco Chanel. Madame Grs. Yves Saint Laurent. Gianni Versace. Vivienne Westwood. Alexander McQueen. and many others . this one-of-a-kind collectionpresents astunning variety of garments. Ranging from the buttoned-up gowns of the late 17th century to the cutting-edge designs of the early 21st. the dresses reflect the sensibilities and excesses of each era while providing a vivid picture of how styles have changed-sometimes radically-over the...