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Description:
This is an out of print, paperback copy of "Couture
Culture, A Study in Modern Art and Fashion",
published in 2003. "The first thoroughgoing
examination of the relationship between modern art
and high fashion. The book locates the origins of
contemporary haute couture in early 19th-century
France, opening with the observation that what we
now recognize as the international fashion industry
evolved from work done by artisans in Parisian
tailor shops. She traces the careers of a few savvy
figures from Paris, who made the business decisions
and original designs that helped to catapult the
simple dressmaking trade into an art form.
Particularly intriguing is the role couturiers
played as art patrons and the way in which they
utilized their artistic connections to amass wealth
and build their house's cachet. Troy also considers
the notion and import of authenticity in a trade
demanding multiple copies of "original" designs-an
industrial-era irony similarly confronting modern
artists. With a wealth of period photographs, trade
material, and serials."
Condition:
Used, but great condition. Writing in the
margins.
Item number:
#22
Price:
$28.00
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