Designer Luxury Book, Vionnet


Madeleine Vionnet By Betty Kirke,Foreword by Issey Miyake ISBN: 0811819973 Item Name: Madeleine Vionnet Gift Wrapped Item Number: ISBN: 0811819973 Price: $2.00	Hardcover Luxury Edition, A must have for anyone who loves art deco Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975) was the greatest dressmaker in the world, considered a genius for her innovations with difficult bias cut designs. Vionnet dressed the movie stars of the 1930s and invented new pattern-making techniques. This definitive study of an astonishing woman and her work contains 38 original patterns for Vionnet dresses. Over 400 illustrations. Back in print at last, with a ravishing new cover, Madeleine Vionnet is "not only the best book on Vionnet, but perhaps the best book ever on a fashion designer" ("Out). Madeleine Vionnet (1876-"1975) was the greatest dressmaker in the world. Considered a genius for her innovations with the bias cut--the most difficult and desirable cut in clothing design--she has a fanatical following. Vionnet was a maverick, her results spectacular. She dressed the stars of the '30s, invented new pattern-making techniques, and eschewed corsets for her models. Vionnet's dresses are virtually un-copiable and highly coveted by vintage clothing collectors. "Madeleine Vionnet is the definitive study of this venerated artist. Illustrated with more than 400 photographs, line drawings, and watercolors, it also includes 38 original patterns for Vionnet dresses. As the Art Deco Society of L.A.'s newsletter has said, anyone "interested in Art Deco or fashion must have this book." Published: November 2005 2.57 cms H x 37.54 cms L x 27.31 cms W (2.09 kgs) 244 pages Item Name: Madeleine Vionnet Item Number: ISBN: 0811819973 Price: $100.00