House of Fashion - Haute Couture and the Modern Interior (Paperback)

Since Charles Fredrick Worth established his luxurious Maison de Couture in 1858, the interior has played a crucial role in the display of fashion. House of Fashion provides a full historical account of the interplay between fashion and the modern interior, demonstrating how they continue to function as a site for performing modern, gendered identities for designers and their clientele alike. In doing so, it traces how designers including Poiret, Vionnet, Schiaparelli and Dior used commercial spaces and domestic interiors to enhance their credentials as connoisseurs of taste and style. Taking us from the early years of haute couture to the luxury fashion of the present day, Berry explores how the salon, the atelier and the boutique have allowed fashion to move beyond the aesthetics of dress, to embrace the visual seduction of the theatrical, artistic, and the exotic. From the Art Deco allure of Coco Chanel's Maison to the luminous spaces of contemporary flagship stores, House of Fashion sets out fashion's links with key figures in architecture and design, including Louis Sue, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Eileen Gray, and Jean-Michel Frank. Drawing on photographs, advertisements, paintings and illustrations, this interdisciplinary study examines how fashionable interiors have shaped our understanding of architecture, dress, and elegance.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2018
Authors:	Jess Berry
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-4742-8340-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4742-8340-3
Barcode:	9781474283403

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