Family of fashion, a: the messel dress collection

Auteur :
Haye, Taylor la
Éditeur :
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
ISBN :
9780856676109
Date de publication :
7 nov. 2005
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A collection of garments, embracing luxurious international haute couture, fancy dress, home-made and customised clothing worn by six generations of women from one family. This work includes the surviving clothing that tells the story of these women and traces their rise from private middle class comfort to the public stage of the aristocracy.