Amy De La Haye Boeken

The book delves into the rose's profound influence on fashion throughout history, showcasing its role in shaping aesthetics and identities. It features a diverse range of styles, from 18th-century silks to contemporary gender-neutral designs. Expert contributors explore themes of love, beauty, and transgression, while the stunning visuals, including contributions from photographer Nick Knight, highlight the rose's dual nature—wild yet cultivated, savage yet delicate. This richly illustrated work celebrates the rose as a timeless symbol of versatility and complexity in fashion.

An authoritative account of the history of fashion from 1900 to today, fully illustrated in color. From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to celebrity couture of the new millennium and the evolution of streetwear, this comprehensive survey explores the significant developments in fashion since 1900. Authors Amy de la Haye and Valerie Mendes focus on key movements and innovations in style for both men and women, and explore trends through the work of the most original and influential designers. Chapters are organized around crucial shifts in style and major world events, and exciting advances in fashion are placed within their socioeconomic, political, and cultural contexts. International in scope, this new edition includes updates to the text, including chapters on the most important new designers and the impact of online shopping. Fully illustrated in vibrant color throughout,Fashion Since 1900 includes a helpful reference section with an extensive bibliography.

I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny.' Coco Chanel Amy de la Haye brings together the secrets of style from the worlds greatest fashion designers, their famous clients and others from the world of fashion in this delightful illustrated dictionary. Preserving the wisdom of fashions big names, from Chanel on perfume, to Dior on elegance and Schiaparelli on hats, this charming compendium is illustrated with newly commissioned line drawings of accessories and clothing from the V&As celebrated fashion collection by Emma Farrarons. A to Z of Style, a handy guide full of timeless advice, is the perfect gift for anyone with a sense of style or fun. this publication. Amy de la Haye is a curator and dress historian. She has a Readership at London College of Fashion and was formerly Curator of 20th-Century Fashion at the V&A. She is the author of Chanel (V&A 2011).

Guide to the landmarks of costume history, to the forms and materials used and to the motives of fashion

This revised and updated book celebrates Chanel as the couturiere who changed the way stylish women dress, then and now. It examines the creative output of this most famous of fashion houses, from its infancy in the 1920s through Karl Lagerfeld's incredibly successful tenure, and to the present day as it continues to prosper under Virginie Viard.