Art Deco Fashion

This stylish book proves that fashion in the jazz age goes far beyond the flapper dress and the cloche hat.The costumes and decor of the Ballets Russes took Paris by storm in 1909 and fuelled a mania for the exotic, for vibrant patterns and rich, luxurious textiles. It only took the genius of designers like Paul Poiret and Natalia Goncharova to transform these into garments that were bold, inventive and quintessentially modern. Ballet, theatre and cinema all lent ideas to mainstream fashion, as did artists of the avant-garde such as Sonia Delaunay.

Freedom was the motif in the emancipated climate of the past-war years. A huge increase in sport and leisure activities, new dances like the Charleston, greater opportunities to travel all ushered in designs adapted to greater flexibility of movement. Gabrielle Chanel and Madeleine Vionnet were quick to embrace these trends and create innovative new lines for the modern, liberated woman.This book recreates the era with a wealth of evocative illustrations, many from the V&A's world-famous dress collection, others from the stylish fashion magazines of the time.

Author: Suzanne Lussier
Publisher: V & A Publications
Extra Details: Hardback + Jacket 8 x 9 inches,96 pages, Lavishly illustrated with Colour & B&W contemporary photos throughout.