Just as Picassos Guernica or Gericaults Raft of the Medusa survive as cultural documents of their time, there will be works from our own era that will endure for generations to come. But which ones? This book predicts which artists and artworks from the past two decades will come to define our age through their power to question.
Presenting a wealth of new, bespoke imagery and building on the authors' unrivalled level of expertise, 17th-Century Men's Dress Patterns is a definitive resource for costume designers, fashion historians and students.
Reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping that make up some of the garments in the V&A's superlative 19th-century fashion collection. This title gives the reader a unique opportunity to examine historical clothing that is often too fragile to be on display.