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Style and Satire: Fashion in Print 1777-1927
Catherine Flood
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Description for Style and Satire: Fashion in Print 1777-1927
Paperback. From the sky-high coiffures of Georgian Britain to the languid silhouette of 1920s 'flappers', Style and Satire tells the story of European fashion and its most fantastical trends from two interrelated perspectives - the lavish, celebratory fashion plate, and the gloriously irreverent satirical print. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 col, 14 b&W. BIC Classification: 1D; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 245 x 9. Weight in Grams: 336.
From the sky-high coiffures of Georgian Britain to the languid silhouette of 1920s 'flappers', Style and Satire tells the story of European fashion and its most fantastical trends from two interrelated perspectives - the lavish, celebratory fashion plate, and the gloriously irreverent satirical print. Beautifully printed, hand-coloured fashion plates depicting the latest styles and fabrics first appeared in Britain and France in the late 1700s - nestled in luxurious periodicals and available for sale as desirable objects in their own right. At the same time (and often by the same artists), satirical prints gloried in the ... Read more
From the sky-high coiffures of Georgian Britain to the languid silhouette of 1920s 'flappers', Style and Satire tells the story of European fashion and its most fantastical trends from two interrelated perspectives - the lavish, celebratory fashion plate, and the gloriously irreverent satirical print. Beautifully printed, hand-coloured fashion plates depicting the latest styles and fabrics first appeared in Britain and France in the late 1700s - nestled in luxurious periodicals and available for sale as desirable objects in their own right. At the same time (and often by the same artists), satirical prints gloried in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851778034
SKU
V9781851778034
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Ref
99-50
About Catherine Flood
Catherine Flood is a Prints Curator in the Word and Image Department at the V&A, specializing in posters, graphics and ephemeral print. She is author of British Posters: Advertising, Art & Activism (V&A, 2012) and has curated exhibitions and displays on propaganda posters, Victorian sentimentality and fashion satire. Sarah Grant is a curator in the Word and Image ... Read more
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