Description: "Fashion: Une histoire de la mode du XVIII au XX siècle" by Kyoto Costume Institute 2 books. 1st book "Une histoire de la mode du XVIII au XX siècle Volume I: XVIII et XIX siècle" 319 pages.2nd book "Une histoire de la mode du XVIII au XX siècle Volume II: XX siècle" 720 pages. Very good condition. The Kyoto Costume Institute founded in 1978 has one of the most comprehensive clothing collections in the world. Mainly interested in Western women's fashion, he has amassed an impressive number of historic clothes, underwear, shoes and fashion accessories from the 17th century to the present day. Fashion History presents four centuries of women's fashion through a selection of photographs from the archives of the Kyoto Costume Institute. We will discover rare treasures ranging from the iron corset with its embroidered cache corset to the modern clothes of designers such as Yves Saint Laurent and Calvin Klein. The Kyoto Costume Institute considers that clothing is a reflection of our personality, our time and the society to which we belong.Fashion: past and present (Special 25th Anniversary Edition from TASCHEN) People are what they wear. Wearing a sari, kimono, or business suit can give away a person's culture, social class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute understands the value of studying clothes from a sociological, historical, and artistic perspective. The 1978-founded KCI has organized numerous international exhibitions and is home to one of the largest clothing collections in the world. The KCI has gathered a vast collection of historical clothing, underwear, shoes, and fashion accessories, with a focus on Western women's attire, from the 18th century to the present. displaying a sizable collection of expert images from the Institute's archives showing the attire deftly organized and exhibited on specially built mannequins, Fashion History is a fascinating excursion through the last three centuries of clothing trends.
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Location: Key Biscayne, Florida
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Paris
Signed: No
Publisher: Taschen
Subject: Fashion
Year Printed: 2006
Language: French
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Region: Europe
Personalized: No
Author: Kyoto Costume Institute
Topic: Fashion, Photography
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
