The definitive volume of 'the couturier of couturiers' returns with a refreshed cover to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the House of Vionnet.; The essential reference on the grande dame of fashion design, this gorgeous celebration of Vionnet is a category killer; a must have for designers, fashion students and anyone serious about sewing.; Brimming with 400 photographs and 30 complete patterns, this is gorgeous title.; Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the House of Vionnet in 1912. A legend of fashion design, Vionnet is continually honored throughout the world for her invention of the bias-cut and free-flowing design.
Issey Miyake is a world-renowned fashion designer. Betty Kirke is a lecturer and instructor in costume conservation.
"The book comprises 400 photographs, 38 original dress patterns and interviews with the designer herself. Colorful visuals showcase Vionnet's preference for Grecian-style dresses and the bias cut, the latter on display in one of her black silk, satin-backed cr�pe dresses, which she fitted with ripples at the hems and matched with a high neckline. Vionnet loved flow in dresses -- so did her famous clients like Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford -- and she was famously opposed to corsets. 'I have never been able to tolerate corsets myself, so why should I inflict them on other women, ' she has been quoted as saying." --New York Times T Style Blog
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