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    Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Lesley Ellis Miller, Ana Cabrera Lafuente, Claire Allen-Johnstone
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      Silk has long captured the imagination of peoples round the globe, inspiring creativity in the making of luxurious textiles. This major new survey draws on the exceptional collections of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and explores tradition and innovation across the history and geography of silk production, celebrating the ingenuity and skill of designers and makers. Structured by technique, from weaving and knitting to dyeing, printing and embroidery, this compendium showcases a rich variety of artworks, furnishings and clothing, including fashions from recent designer catwalk shows in North America, Asia and Europe. Silk will inform every student, connoisseur and admirer of beautiful textiles.With 620 illustrations in colour
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lesley Ellis Miller, Ana Cabrera Lafuente, Claire Allen-Johnstone EAN: 9780500480656 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 2860 g HEIGHT: 280 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Thames & Hudson Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-10-07 CITY: GENRE: DESIGN / Textile & Costume WIDTH: 230 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Fashion and textile design

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      Ana Cabrera Lafuente is Curator of Fashion at the Museo del Traje, Madrid and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Lesley Ellis Miller was Senior Curator in the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 2005 to 2021. Claire Allen-Johnstone is Assistant Curator of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
      Silk has long captured the imagination of peoples round the globe, inspiring creativity in the making of luxurious textiles. This major new survey draws on the exceptional collections of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and explores tradition and innovation across the history and geography of silk production, celebrating the ingenuity and skill of designers and makers. Structured by technique, from weaving and knitting to dyeing, printing and embroidery, this compendium showcases a rich variety of artworks, furnishings and clothing, including fashions from recent designer catwalk shows in North America, Asia and Europe. Silk will inform every student, connoisseur and admirer of beautiful textiles.With 620 illustrations in colour
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lesley Ellis Miller, Ana Cabrera Lafuente, Claire Allen-Johnstone EAN: 9780500480656 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 2860 g HEIGHT: 280 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Thames & Hudson Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-10-07 CITY: GENRE: DESIGN / Textile & Costume WIDTH: 230 cm SPINE:

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      Fashion and textile design

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      Ana Cabrera Lafuente is Curator of Fashion at the Museo del Traje, Madrid and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Lesley Ellis Miller was Senior Curator in the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 2005 to 2021. Claire Allen-Johnstone is Assistant Curator of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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