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Read # Couture Confessions: Fashion Legends in Their Own Words PDF by * Pamela Golbin eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Couture Confessions: Fashion Legends in Their Own Words In this engaging, beautifully designed book, Pamela Golbin, acclaimed chief curator of twentieth-century fashion and textiles at Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, has ingeniously constructed conversations in the designers’ own words that highlight their compelling personal stories as well as essential fashion "moments"—from designers Paul Poiret, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Madame Grès, Alexander McQueen, Madeleine Vionnet, and Gabrielle Chanel to Elsa Sc
| Title | : | Couture Confessions: Fashion Legends in Their Own Words |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847849031 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
"This book is brilliant. Pick a designer that appeals" according to Amazon Customer. This book is brilliant. Pick a designer that appeals, and have them brought to life by Musee des Arts Decoratifs Chief Curator Pamela Golbin. Her tremendous knowledge of fashion's history ensures you will be enlightened as well as completely charmed.. "Ms. Golbin does it again!" according to carolina. bought it, read it, LOVED it!!!who else but ms. golbin can offer such insight in such a clever way. bravo!. "Very disappointed." according to Amazon Customer. I thought that important fashion icons would beinterviewed, models, actors etc. Very disappointed.
In this engaging, beautifully designed book, Pamela Golbin, acclaimed chief curator of twentieth-century fashion and textiles at Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, has ingeniously constructed conversations in the designers’ own words that highlight their compelling personal stories as well as essential fashion "moments"—from designers Paul Poiret, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Madame Grès, Alexander McQueen, Madeleine Vionnet, and Gabrielle Chanel to Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Jeanne Lanvin, Pierre Balmain, and Christian Dior. In an exceptional compilation of the original words of these couturiers, Couture Confessions provides a unique and in-depth look at the lives and work of these fashion icons. Late legendary couturiers of modern fashion speaking eloquently about life, design, and inspiration. Featuring striking illustrations by internationally recognized illustrator Yann Legendre, each "interview" asks the questions every fashion lover has always wanted to ask, making these legends approachable, human, and ever more inspiring.. Vionnet, Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, McQueen—t
Golbin draws from interviews, biographies and autobiographies with designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Balmain and Gabrielle Chanel to answer her questions. Golbin manages to coax her interview subjects to revelations that make them seem very much alive."-THE WALL STREET JOURNAL"Couture Confessions is enhanced with black-and-white drawings by the illustrator Yann Legendre. Her literary contrivance is like a spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down. Yet she found enough source material such that all the answers are never real, giving readers a chance to learn about the history of
Yann Legendre works in Chicago and Paris as an internationally recognized illustrator, designer, and art director. . Pamela Golbin is the chief curator of twentieth-century collections, fashion, and textiles at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris
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