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100 fashion icons /

The National Portrait Gallery, London, is home to an extensive collection of portraits representing people who have contributed to British history and culture, many of whom have also played an important role in fashion history. With an illustrated introductory text by Senior Curator of Photographs M...

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Corporate Authors: National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)
Group Author: Keaney, Magdalene
Published: National Portrait Gallery,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) > Catalogs.
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)
Fashion designers > Great Britain > Catalogs.
Fashion designers > Great Britain > Portraits.
Fashion in art > Catalogs.
Portrait painting, British > Catalogs.
Art > England > London > Catalogs.
Fashion design > Great Britain > Portraits.
Mode > Création > Catalogues > Grande-Bretagne.
Mode > Création > Grande-Bretagne > Portraits.
Mode dans l'art > Catalogues.
Peinture de portraits britannique > Catalogues.
Art > Londres > Londres > Catalogues.
Couturiers (Créateurs de mode) > Catalogues > Grande-Bretagne.
Couturiers (Créateurs de mode) > Grande-Bretagne > Portraits.
Art > England > Catalogs.
Fashion design.
Art.
Fashion designers.
Fashion in art.
Portrait painting, British.
England > London.
Great Britain.
Portraits.
Catalogs.
Summary: The National Portrait Gallery, London, is home to an extensive collection of portraits representing people who have contributed to British history and culture, many of whom have also played an important role in fashion history. With an illustrated introductory text by Senior Curator of Photographs Magda Keaney on the role of fashion in the Gallery's collection, this book highlights the close links between fashion and portraiture.0'100 Fashion Icons' showcases fashion portraits held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. The sitters include historic and contemporary fashion icons, fashion muses and influential designers, in addition to portraits by notable fashion photographers, and some key works are accompanied by detailed captions. This concise publication tells a story of fashion through works from the Gallery's collection.0The succinct format will offer readers of this title a visually engaging insight into some of the most significant fashion portraits in the Gallery's collection, making it a well-suited addition to the growing series of 100 books including '100 Photographs' and '100 Pioneering Women'.
Carrier Form: 176 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 15 x 16 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781855147379
1855147378
Index Number: TT505
CLC: TS941.2
Call Number: TS941.2/O584

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