World Dress: Fashion in Detail

by Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden, Verity Wilson

From the mountains of Montenegro to the shores of South-East Asia and beyond, the V&A's renowned world dress collection is highlighted in "World Dress Fashion in Detail". The book, part of the "V&A Fashion in Detail" series, explores cut work and silk embroidery from Indonesia, applied metal braid and cord fastenings from Albania, as well as elaborate patchwork from Tibet, India, Korea and Iran. Specially commissioned photographs, authoritative text...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851775684
• ISBN13: 9781851775682
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.0" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary