Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion [Hardcover]

Metropolitan Museum of Art (Other Contributor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (January 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588392066
• ISBN-13: 978-1588392060
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Incredible show; mediocre book, February 5, 2007

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NY Photo Director (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (Metropolitan Museum of Art) (Hardcover)

This was one of the most beautiful and innovative special exhibitions I have ever seen at the Met in the 25 years I've been going there. I bought the book on Amazon, sight unseen, because it was published after the show closed. What a shame - the book doesn't approach the quality of the show, simply because the Met obviously did not hire a photographer up to this level of aesthetic. It is not a book of photography depicting the show so much as a _catlogue_ of the show, a reference book using technically able but sterile lighting. Oddly too harsh and too flat at the same time. Disappointing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful....., March 1, 2007

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A. Jacobus (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (Metropolitan Museum of Art) (Hardcover)

If you were lucky enough to see this show you know what a wonderful, edgy but beautiful exhibit it was. I was so happy there would be a book and anticipated it for many many months. I know that no book can recreate the actual expereince of being there so just having the visual representations in the photographs, which by the way I found to be very good, it looked just the way it looked when you were there more or less. Of course I felt there could have been more, but it does cover the entire exhibit. The quality if the book is great. I love the cover and under the dust jacket is nice too. Very glad I purchased this after waiting so long after the show. If you loved AngloMania, or just fashion and costume you need this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Met, March 8, 2007

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D. Luszcz "word nerd artist" (MANVILLE, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion (Metropolitan Museum of Art) (Hardcover)

Since I saw the Anglomania show at the Met last spring, I anxiously awaited the publication of this book! It gives a good overview explaining the role of the fashions shown in the exhibit and is filled with photographs highlighting some of the most interesting aspects of the designers' work. I really enjoyed being able to see some of the accessories in greater detail than was possible in person. One caveat is that the photos are a bit dark, as would be expected to those who viewed the works in the dim gallery spaces, perhaps setting a somber tone to a show that was full of life. I really wish that Anglomania would have been available during the run of the exhibit!