The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957

by Claire Wilcox and Victoria and Albert Museum

Book Overview

This lavish book focuses on Parisian and British couture between 1947 and 1957, a decade that Christian Dior described as fashion's 'golden age'. Dior's 'New Look' collection of 1947 shocked and delighted the fashion world, creating a style that symbolised a new femininity.The full skirts and hour glass silhouettes were considered highly decadent, synonymous with luxury and extravagance, in marked contrast to the austerity of the war years. Nevertheless,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185177520X
• ISBN13: 9781851775200
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.0" x 12.9"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary