Description
| Product ID: | 9781851777846 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Underwear |
| Subtitle: | Fashion in Detail |
| Authors: | Author: Eleri Lynn |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Fashion and textile design, History of fashion |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps and girdles to garters, Underwear: Fashion in Detail gets up close to some of the most intimate items in the V&A. Get intimately acquainted with the V&A’s world-renowned collection of undergarments in this eye-opening visual history. From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps, Eleri Lynn’s Underwear: Fashion in Detail traces the peculiar evolution of underwear. Revealing photographs highlight close-up details in the garments, while intricate line drawings show their masterly construction. A wide range of designs is represented, from rare 16th-century examples to Dior’s curvaceous “New Look,” to Calvin Klein’s notorious briefs. |
| Imprint Name: | V & A Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | V & A Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-03-03 |
