From the sky-high coiffures of Georgian Britain to the languid
silhouette of 1920s 'flappers', Style and Satire tells the story of
European fashion and its most fantastical trends from two
interrelated perspectives - the lavish, celebratory fashion plate,
and the gloriously irreverent satirical print. Beautifully printed,
hand-coloured fashion plates depicting the latest styles and
fabrics first appeared in Britain and France in the late 1700s -
nestled in luxurious periodicals and available for sale as
desirable objects in their own right. At the same time (and often
by the same artists), satirical prints gloried in the absurdities
of fashion, presenting an alternative, often grotesque, vision of
the fashionable ideal. Presented here as a joint history for the
first time, the two genres describe an emerging, vibrant fashion
culture. They themselves also evolved as art forms, first through
the pages of the mass-produced Victorian periodical, and then as
vibrant, stencilled images in the luxurious publications of the
1920s and '30s. Lavishly illustrated and rigorously researched,
Style and Satire presents a fresh and original history of fashion -
a vital and witty addition to every fashion victim's library.
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