The Gallery of Fashion [Hardcover]

Aileen Ribeiro (Author)

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (Nov 6 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691050929
ISBN-13: 978-0691050928
Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 22.9 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg

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As everyone can attest, fashion and styles are ever changing. However, the evolution of clothing trends can be traced and documented through portraiture. To exemplify this, Ribeiro has selected 100 paintings, drawings, and other works from the National Portrait Gallery in London to assist in interpreting fashion and costume throughout the past five centuries. The carefully selected portraits reveal not just trends or personal allegiances but also an expression of human character, society, and the individual regardless of station, wealth, or authority. The text and commentary relate directly to the portrait subject from Henry VIII to Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana, as well as the artist's techniques. Beautifully illustrated and well researched, this is enthusiastically recommended for academic libraries and other special collections emphasizing design or decorative arts.DStephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Libs., Johnson City
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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One of the most fascinating ways to look at and study fashion through the ages is by gallery portraits of the rich and famous for whom fashion was so important. Ribeiro's study of many of the paintings and photographs from the National Portrait Gallery in London considers what was fashionable when. Although primarily British in its subject matter, the book shows how fashion speaks to culture and identity. Paired with engaging text, these portraits are beautiful to look at, and it's a wonderful method to see how fashion changed through the ages. From Elizabethan portraits to the lesbian-chic of the 1920s (illustrated by a portrait of Radclyffe Hall) to the simple beauty of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, Ribeiro allows the reader to see through fashion into the history it denotes. This fantastic collection should be seen by all fashionistas who want to see what people were wearing, and when. Michael Spinella
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, Feb 1 2002

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Wonderful, large colour illustrations and excellent commentary make this book a joy both to read and to view. Very interestingly matches artistic interpretations of dress with actual historic examples of similar garments.

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