Valentino : themes and variations /

"This volume focuses on Valentino's haute couture creations, highlighting the most important and iconic designs of a half-century in fashion through the recurring motifs in Valentino's work--variations on the ideas of line, surface, and volume as well as themes such as geometry, pleat...

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Main Authors: Golbin, Pamela, 1970
Corporate Authors: Arts décoratifs Organization : Paris, France
Group Author: Valentino, 1932
Published: Rizzoli : Distributed to the U.S. trade by Random House,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Italian
Subjects:
Summary: "This volume focuses on Valentino's haute couture creations, highlighting the most important and iconic designs of a half-century in fashion through the recurring motifs in Valentino's work--variations on the ideas of line, surface, and volume as well as themes such as geometry, pleats, and flowers. In addition, unprecedented photography of Valentino's last collection fitting and the backstage of his runway show reveals Valentino's private world for the first time."--Jacket.
Item Description: "This publication accompanies the exhibition Valentino, thèmes et variations, organized by Les arts décoratifs, Paris, 17 June-21 September 2008"--Colophon.
Carrier Form: 300 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 298).
ISBN: 9780847831722
0847831728
Index Number: TT502
CLC: TS941.7-9
TS941.745.46
Call Number: TS941.745.46/G617
Contents: Foreword /
The Last Collection: January 2008 Paris /
Themes --
Variations --
Valentino: Themes and Variations /
Advertising Campaigns: 1968-2008.