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Horrockses Fashions
Christine Boydell
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Description for Horrockses Fashions
Hardcover. Horrockses was one of most respected ready-to-wear labels of the late 40s and 50s. This title tells the story of this iconic label and its role in the history of the British high street, while also exploring the connections between couture and ready-to-wear fashions in the post-war decades. Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Horrockses Fashions was one of most respected ready-to-wear labels of the late 40s and 50s. Founded in 1946 the company concentrated on the production of quality womenswear, beach clothes, housecoats and children's attire. Although produced in considerable quantities, the firm maintained an air of exclusivity with an emphasis on good quality fabrics - especially cotton - with custom-designed patterns and couture styling. Horrockses' designs had a distinctive look, celebrated for their lively floral prints and full-skirted summer dresses. The label also collaborated with contemporary artists such as Eduardo Paolozzi, Alastair Morton and Graham Sutherland to create alluring designs for their ... Read more
Horrockses Fashions was one of most respected ready-to-wear labels of the late 40s and 50s. Founded in 1946 the company concentrated on the production of quality womenswear, beach clothes, housecoats and children's attire. Although produced in considerable quantities, the firm maintained an air of exclusivity with an emphasis on good quality fabrics - especially cotton - with custom-designed patterns and couture styling. Horrockses' designs had a distinctive look, celebrated for their lively floral prints and full-skirted summer dresses. The label also collaborated with contemporary artists such as Eduardo Paolozzi, Alastair Morton and Graham Sutherland to create alluring designs for their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851776016
SKU
V9781851776016
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Ref
99-15
About Christine Boydell
Christine Boydell is principal lecturer in Design History at De Montfort University. Her publications include The Architect of Floors:Modernism, Art and Marion Dorn Designs (1996) and she is co-editor of Disentangling Textiles: Techniques for the Study of Designed Objects (2003). In 2001 she curated Our Best Dresses: The Story of Horrockses Fashions for the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston. ... Read more
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