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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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A Perennial Favorite--Gorgeous!
I love this book--I've worn out two copies of it already. A great mixture of text (the description of a Winter Palace ball is heaven) and glorious pictures. I wish there was a bit more about the royal family and some detail photos for the clothes (which are stunning--if you love vintage costume this book is a must have!) but those are quibbles. Great if you love old...
Published on May 16, 2001
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ground breaking for its time
When this book was published the Cold War was still a fact of life - and yet this exhibition focused on the costumes and fashions of the Imperial era of Russia. This was not something that the Soviets liked to highlight - but despite that they pulled out a dazzling aray of costumes linked to the Imperial court for this book (and exhibition I believe). If this...
Published on April 11, 2007 by K. Maxwell
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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A Perennial Favorite--Gorgeous!,
By A Customer
This review is from: In the Russian Style (Hardcover)
I love this book--I've worn out two copies of it already. A great mixture of text (the description of a Winter Palace ball is heaven) and glorious pictures. I wish there was a bit more about the royal family and some detail photos for the clothes (which are stunning--if you love vintage costume this book is a must have!) but those are quibbles. Great if you love old Russia, Royalty/Court Life.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ground breaking for its time,
By K. Maxwell "katmax1" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In the Russian Style (Hardcover)
When this book was published the Cold War was still a fact of life - and yet this exhibition focused on the costumes and fashions of the Imperial era of Russia. This was not something that the Soviets liked to highlight - but despite that they pulled out a dazzling aray of costumes linked to the Imperial court for this book (and exhibition I believe).
If this book had been fully published in colour it would still be a real classic, but as it is there is only a few pages of colour images which is a real shame. However, there are still some rare images in Black and White to be found in this book if you enjoy Russian costume. Its not all aristocartic - there are some festival costumes from the country, but this is a good introduction to the glory of Russian dress from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Around this time a rather big and lush colour book on costumes in Russia, with many of the same clothes was published called "Art of Costume in Russia: Eighteenth to Early Twentieth Century" that is worth seeking out if you enjoy Russian costume.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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In the Russian Style,
By A Customer
This review is from: In the Russian Style (Hardcover)
I bought the book based on the cover, so I was disappointed to see that there were just few color photographs, which are gorgeous nonetheless. Because the majority of the photographs & the illustrations are in black & white, the intricate details of the costume were not enhanced as well as the colored photos.
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