REED, PAULA 50 FASHION LOOKS THAT CHANGED THE 50S
Fifty Fashion Looks That Changed the 1950s
By:Design Museum
Reed, Paula
Series:Design Museum Fifty
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Conran Octopus Ltd
ISBN/EAN:1840916036 / 9781840916034
Format:Hardback
Pagination:112 pages, 60 colour and black and white photographs
Dimensions:218 x 160 mm, 388 grams
Country of Pub.:United Kingdom
Pub Date:01/10/2012
Description:
The Design Museum and fashion guru Paula Reed present Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the 1950s. The most exciting, influential and definitive looks of one of the most significant decades in fashion! The Design Museum's mission is to celebrate, enterain and inform. It is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to fashion, and carchitecture to graphics.
It is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture and demonstrates both the richness of the creativity to be found in all forms of design, and its importance. This beautiful reference work showcases 50 iconic outfits from one of fashion's most influential and exciting decades. From the bombshell glamour of Marilyn Monroe in 'How to Marry a Millionaire' to the immergence of teenage style, via the sculptural forms of Christian Dior's New Look and Balenciaga's double A-Line, it celebrates all of the important looks that revolutionised modern fashion.
With Paula Reed's lively and informative text and a wealth of fabulous photography, it is vital reading for design students, collectors of vintage, and everyone who truly loves fashion.
