Charles James : beyond fashion / Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder ; contributions by Sarah Scaturro...
Charles James : beyond fashion / Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder ; contributions by Sarah Scaturro...
Charles James : beyond fashion / Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder ; contributions by Sarah Scaturro and Glenn Petersen ; foreword by Ralph Rucci.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2014]
New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2014]
Call Numbers
GQ 2014/878
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
262 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction / by Harold Koda -- Metamorphology: the personal and professional life of Charles James / by Jan Glier Reeder -- The calculus of fashion: process and oeuvre / by Harold Koda -- Inherent vice: challenges and conservation / by Sarah Scaturro and Glenn Petersen.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2014]
New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2014]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
[2014]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Charles James, often considered to be America's first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting fabric for the female form and creating fashions that defined mid-century glamour. Although James had no formal training as a dressmaker, he created strikingly original and complex designs, including intricate ball gowns wor...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Charles James : beyond fashion / Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder ; contributions by Sarah Scaturro and Glenn Petersen ; foreword by Ralph Rucci.
Portion of title
Beyond fashion.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Catalog of an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 8-August 10, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (page 255).
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2014.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
GQ 2014/878
Record Identifier
74VKK6m2Aa6X
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKK6m2Aa6X
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0300204361
9781588395221 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
1588395227 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
9780300204360 (Yale University Press)
DDC
391.2
MMS ID
991021785379702626
