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Fashion in Art: From the Age of Worth to Today
Hardcover
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An engaging and meticulously researched look at the choice of attire in portraiture and its cultural significance.
From the provocatively exposed shoulder of John Singer Sargent's Madame X to the graphically bold gown Michelle Obama chose for her First Lady portrait, fashion has always registered cultural shifts, and artists have canonized them. This book documents the stories behind the clothes-who made them, who wore them, and what they meant-and reveals the designers, dressmakers, and ate...
From the provocatively exposed shoulder of John Singer Sargent's Madame X to the graphically bold gown Michelle Obama chose for her First Lady portrait, fashion has always registered cultural shifts, and artists have canonized them. This book documents the stories behind the clothes-who made them, who wore them, and what they meant-and reveals the designers, dressmakers, and ate...