Claire Wilcox

Bags

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the changing styles and uses of bags from the Middle Ages to the present day, this gorgeous book, featuring specially commissioned photography of bags from the V&A's world famous collections, includes everything from delicate drawstring purses to must-have designer handbags by the likes of Chanel, Moschino and Prada.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Specialist / V&A Publications
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 187mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781851775361
• ISBN-10: 1851775366
• Artikelnr.: 23151253

Autorenporträt

Claire Wilcox is senior curator of the Furniture, Textiles, and Fashion department at the Victoria and Albert Museum and lecturer at the London College of Fashion.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: Girdle Pouches and Almoners: The 14th and 15th Centuries
Chapter Two: Pokes, Purses and Swete Bagges: The 16th and 17th Centuries
Chapter Three: Pockets, Purses and Work-bags: 1700-90
Chapter Four: Reticules: 1790-1830
Chapter Five: Bags, Purses and Châtelaines: 1830-80
Chapter Six: The Handbag: 1880-1918
Chapter Seven: Dance Bags, Clutches and 'Make-do-and-Mend': 1918-45
Chapter Eight: The New Look, Shoulder Bags and Designer Handbags: 1945-2000
Chapter Nine: Man Bags, Totes and Mini Bags: 2000s-The Present
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Major Dress Collections Featuring Bags
Authors' Biographies
Acknowledgments
Index