Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Name: Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500480656
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Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion explores the rich history and global tradition of silk production through the exceptional collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum. This comprehensive survey highlights techniques such as weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing, and embroidery, showcasing a vast range of artworks, furnishings, and clothing including contemporary fashions from North America, Asia, and Europe.
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Format: Hardback

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Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum)

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This book is ideal for students, connoisseurs, and admirers of beautiful textiles, as well as anyone interested in fashion history and design techniques.

A rich and authoritative sourcebook on silk, with more than 600 colour illustrations.

A rich and authoritative sourcebook on silk, with more than 600 colour illustrations

Description

Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion has long captured the imagination of people around the globe, inspiring creativity in the making of luxurious textiles. This major new survey draws on the exceptional collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum and explores tradition and innovation across the history and geography of silk production, celebrating the ingenuity and skill of designers and makers.

Structured by technique, from weaving and knitting to dyeing, printing, and embroidery, this compendium showcases a rich variety of artworks, furnishings, and clothing, including fashions from recent designer catwalk shows in North America, Asia, and Europe.

Silk will inform every student, connoisseur, and admirer of beautiful textiles.

With 620 illustrations in colour.

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Publishers Weekly praises the book as 'Luxurious ... any fan of fashion will devour this exquisite volume.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500480656

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 620 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Edited by Lesley Ellis Miller
Edited by Ana Cabrera Lafuente
Edited by Claire Allen-Johnstone

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 2890g

Pages: 504

Collections

Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Ana Cabrera Lafuente is Curator of Fashion at the Museo del Traje, Madrid and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Lesley Ellis Miller was Senior Curator in the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 2005 to 2021. Claire Allen-Johnstone is Assistant Curator of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum.