Title: A visually beautiful small book on Art Deco costume
Product review: This book is not about Art Deco as an art movement, but rather instead concentrates on how the Art Deco ascetic impacted on fashion. The book gives you an overview of the background of Art Deco and then progresses through in sections with brief biographies of the better known fashion designers of the period including people such as: Poiret, Lanvin, Vionnet, Channel and the various Russian designers in Paris in the period. The emphasis is on Parisienne fashion rather than what was produced during the period in London or New York.While only a small book this is nevertheless a lovely reference for fashion from c1912 to 1930. It is packed with images of costumes from various museums, reproductions of fashion plates and photos. If you love art deco fashion this book is a visual feast though it probably couldn't be used as a reference book because the depth of the designer biographies are only designed to give an introduction to the area.
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