| Description |
224 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 38 cm |
| Note |
"This volume is published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Poiret: king of fashion,' held at at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from May 9-August 5, 2007."--verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 221). |
| Contents |
Foreword / Philippe de Montebello -- The prophet of simplicity / Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton -- Poiret's modernism, and the logic of fashion / Nancy J. Troy -- Denise Poiret: Muse or mannequin? / Caroline Evans -- High priestesses of fashion / Caroline Rennolds Milbank -- Refashioning the fashion plate: Poiret's clothing in context / Mary E. David -- The lure of Vienna: Poiret and the Wiener Werkstätte / Heather Hess -- Paul Poiret and the decorative arts / Jared Goss -- Forbidden fruits: the perfumes of Rosine / Kenneth E. Silver -- Catalogue / Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton. |
| Subject |
Poiret, Paul -- Exhibitions.
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Fashion design -- France -- Exhibitions.
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Fashion designers -- France -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Bolton, Andrew, 1966-
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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| Note |
Exhibition title: Poiret, king of fashion |
| ISBN |
9781588392237 MOMA hardcover |
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1588392236 |
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9780300120295 Yale University Press hardcover |
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030012029X |
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