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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300204361

ISBN-139780300204360

eBay Product ID (ePID)175776220

Product Key Features

Book TitleCharles James : Beyond Fashion

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTextile & Costume, Fashion & Accessories, Subjects & Themes / Fashion

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Photography

AuthorJan Giler Reeder, Harold Koda

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight78.2 Oz

Item Length1.3 in

Item Width1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Preface byRucci, Ralph

Reviews" Charles James: Beyond Fashion â€¦ by The Costume Institute's Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder, demonstrates just how inspiring James was, and how much "beyond" clothes that influence goes." Women's Wear Daily, "[A] magisterial monograph."--Laura Jacobs, Wall Street Journal "The . . . catalog, Charles James: Beyond Fashion , is as sumptuous as [James'] work."-- Chicago Tribune "This luscious volume took me into another world--a world where gowns are architecture and gossamer and dreams and drop-dead sexy all at once."-- Library Journal " Charles James: Beyond Fashion . . . by The Costume Institute's Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder, demonstrates just how inspiring James was, and how much 'beyond' clothes that influence goes."-- Women's Wear Daily "A major retrospective of his work. A well-dressed coffee-table book to match. Yes, the inventor of American couture is back."-- Dallas Morning News "One of the most beautiful books ever printed."--Leonard Lopate, WNYC Read an interview with Harold Koda onDesigners & Books, "This luscious volume took me into another world-a world where gowns are architecture and gossamer and dreams and drop-dead sexy all at once."- Library Journal, "A major retrospective of his work. A well-dressed coffee-table book to match. Yes, the inventor of American couture is back." Dallas Morning News, "[A] magisterial monograph."--Laura Jacobs, Wall Street Journal "The . . . catalog, 'Charles James: Beyond Fashion,' is as sumptuous as [James'] work."-- Chicago Tribune "This luscious volume took me into another world--a world where gowns are architecture and gossamer and dreams and drop-dead sexy all at once."-- Library Journal " Charles James: Beyond Fashion . . . by The Costume Institute's Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder, demonstrates just how inspiring James was, and how much 'beyond' clothes that influence goes."-- Women's Wear Daily "A major retrospective of his work. A well-dressed coffee-table book to match. Yes, the inventor of American couture is back."-- Dallas Morning News "One of the most beautiful books ever printed."--Leonard Lopate, WNYC Read an interview with Harold Koda on Designers & Books, "The . . . catalog, 'Charles James: Beyond Fashion,' is as sumptuous as [James'] work."- Chicago Tribune, "[A] magisterial monograph."--Laura Jacobs, Wall Street Journal "The . . . catalog, Charles James: Beyond Fashion , is as sumptuous as [James'] work."-- Chicago Tribune "This luscious volume took me into another world--a world where gowns are architecture and gossamer and dreams and drop-dead sexy all at once."-- Library Journal " Charles James: Beyond Fashion . . . by The Costume Institute's Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder, demonstrates just how inspiring James was, and how much 'beyond' clothes that influence goes."-- Women's Wear Daily "A major retrospective of his work. A well-dressed coffee-table book to match. Yes, the inventor of American couture is back."-- Dallas Morning News "One of the most beautiful books ever printed."--Leonard Lopate, WNYC Read an interview with Harold Koda on Designers & Books

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal391.2

Synopsis"His work went beyond fashion and was a fine art." --a Charles James patron Charles James, often considered to be America's first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting fabric for the female form and creating fashions that defined mid-century glamour. Although James had no formal training as a dressmaker, he created strikingly original and complex designs, including intricate ball gowns worn by members of high society in New York and Europe. This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive study of James' life and work, highlighting his virtuosity and inventiveness as well as his influence on subsequent fashion designers. Featuring exciting new photography of the spectacular evening dresses James produced between 1947 and 1955, this publication includes enlightening details of these intricate creations alongside vintage photographs and rarely seen archival items, such as patterns, muslins, dress forms, and sketches. A detailed and illustrated chronology of James' life describes his magnetic personality, his unorthodox design processes, his colorful supporters--such as Salvador Dal , Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Cristobal Balenciaga--and profiles of a number of his famous clients, such as Gypsy Rose Lee. With flair and style echoing that of its subject, Charles James brings to life one of the most fascinating and creative figures in American fashion., "His work went beyond fashion and was a fine art." --a Charles James patron Charles James, often considered to be America's first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting fabric for the female form and creating fashions that defined mid-century glamour. Although James had no formal training as a dressmaker, he created strikingly original and complex designs, including intricate ball gowns worn by members of high society in New York and Europe. This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive study of James' life and work, highlighting his virtuosity and inventiveness as well as his influence on subsequent fashion designers. Featuring exciting new photography of the spectacular evening dresses James produced between 1947 and 1955, this publication includes enlightening details of these intricate creations alongside vintage photographs and rarely seen archival items, such as patterns, muslins, dress forms, and sketches. A detailed and illustrated chronology of James' life describes his magnetic personality, his unorthodox design processes, his colorful supporters--such as Salvador Dalí, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Cristobal Balenciaga--and profiles of a number of his famous clients, such as Gypsy Rose Lee. With flair and style echoing that of its subject, Charles James brings to life one of the most fascinating and creative figures in American fashion. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (05/08/14-08/10/14)

LC Classification NumberTT505.J3