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Balenciaga : shaping fashion  Cover Image Book Book

Balenciaga : shaping fashion / Lesley Ellis Miller.

Miller, Lesley Ellis, (author.). Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972 Works. Selections. (Added Author). Victoria and Albert Museum, (host institution.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781851779031 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1851779035 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 191 pages : illustrations (some colour), map, portraits ; 28 cm.
  • Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
  • Publisher: London : V&A Publishing, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:
First published by V & A Publishing in 2007. This revised and expanded edition is published to accompany the exhibition "Balenciaga : shaping fashion" held 27 May 2017 - 18 February 2018, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter one: A Spaniard in Pars -- Between art and reality: chaquetillas, mantones and mantillas -- Chapter two: From cloth to collections -- Crafting couture: materials, techniques and tools -- Chapter three: Commercial culture -- Hidden assets: vendeuses, fashion editors and mannequins -- Chapter four: Clients and clothes -- Fashion leaders: socialite, bluestocking and actress -- Chapter five: Legacies -- Heirs and followers: disciple, apprentice and successor.
Subject: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972 > Exhibitions.
Fashion designers > Spain > Biography.
Fashion designers > Spain > Exhibitions.
Fashion design > Spain > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Fashion design > France > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Fashion and art > Exhibitions.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Downtown Library TT 505 B28 M572 2017 (Text) 33109010316594 Stacks Volume hold Available -


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