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Guo Pei : couture beyond /

"The first major book on China's leading couture visionary reveals the intricate craftsmanship and imperial glamour that has fashion publications worldwide declaring Guo Pei's creations "the Empire's new clothes." An exponent of artisan craftsmanship and theatrical fant...

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Main Authors: Guo, Pei
Corporate Authors: Howl Collective; Savannah College of Art and Design; SCAD Museum of Art; Design Press Books
Group Author: Wallace, Paula S; Yaeger, Lynn
Published: Rizzoli Electa,
Publisher Address: New York, New York :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Guo, Pei > Exhibitions
Costume design > China > Exhibitions
Fashion > China > Exhibitions
Summary: "The first major book on China's leading couture visionary reveals the intricate craftsmanship and imperial glamour that has fashion publications worldwide declaring Guo Pei's creations "the Empire's new clothes." An exponent of artisan craftsmanship and theatrical fantasy often compared to Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton, Guo Pei dresses Chinese state dignitaries and American celebrities alike in richly bejeweled creations of imperial opulence. The designer's first monograph, published on the occasion of her first solo exhibition, offers insight into the growing global influence of China
Item Description: "This volume has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Guo Pei : couture beyond, first presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film, September 21, 2017-March 4, 2018, and SCAD Museum of Art, October 27, 2017-March 4, 2018"--Colophon.
"Designed by Design Press Books, a division of SCAD"--Colophon.
Carrier Form: 168 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm
ISBN: 9780847860661 (hardback : alkaline paper) :
0847860663 (hardback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: TT502
CLC: TS941.2-28
Call Number: TS941.2-28/G977

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