Charles James : : Beyond Fashion
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Catalog of an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 8-August 10, 2014.
An appreciation of Charles James / Ralph Rucci -- Introduction / Harold Koda -- Metamorphology: the personal and professional life of Charles James / Jan Glier Reeder -- The calculus of fashion: process and oeuvre / Harold Koda -- Spirals & wraps -- Drapes & folds -- Anatomical cut & platonic form -- Architectural shaping -- Inherent vice: challenges and conservation / Sarah Scaturro and Glenn Petersen.
Charles James, often considered to be America's first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting fabric for the female form and creating fashions that defined mid-century glamour. Although James had no formal training as a dressmaker, he created strikingly original and complex designs, including intricate ball gowns worn by members of high society in New York and Europe. This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive study of James' life and work, highlighting his virtuosity and inventiveness as well as his influence on subsequent fashion designers. Featuring exciting new photography of the spectacular evening dresses James produced between 1947 and 1955, this publication includes enlightening details of these intricate creations alongside vintage photographs and rarely seen archival items, such as patterns, muslins, dress forms and sketches. A detailed and illustrated chronology of James' life describes his magnetic personality, his unorthodox design processes, his colourful supporters - such as Salvador Dali, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Cristobal Balenciaga - and profiles of a number of his famous clients, such as Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Ladies Library Collection.
PUBLISHED
New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 262 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780300204360
0300204361
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
James, Charles, 1906-1978.
Reeder, Jan Glier,
Scaturro, Sarah,
Petersen, Glenn,
Rucci, Ralph,
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
SUBJECTS
James, Charles, -- 1906-1978 -- Exhibitions.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Exhibitions.
Fashion designers -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Fashion -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Women's clothing -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.