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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Images are beautiful bright and vivid. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Only a collection as rich and varied as the Victoria and Albert Museum’s containing works by the world’s top fashion designers could inspire this unique celebration of their art and craft. Histories of 20th century dress and monographs on individual designers usually include a few details of fabric construction and trimming but this is the first time a whole volume has been devoted entirely to close-ups illustrating in detail the intricate skills of high fashion. Significant examples of high style clothes worn by a privileged few are here brought into sharp focus revealing why they are so special and why they form a vital part of one of the world’s finest collections of decorative art. Time is a critical factor. Time to make these complex works time to wear them and time for both owner and onlookers to enjoy them. It is evident that during the early years of the century time was a more readily available commodity than it is today. The ultra-fashionable woman of the early 1900s followed custom by changing throughout the day from one lavish outfit to another. Her clothes came from workrooms where skilled seamstresses and embroideresses laboured many hours in the construction and decoration of ornate concoctions – skills still required in the ateliers of today’s great (SP)