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: From the emblematic designs of Madame Grès to Isadora Duncan’s dance costumes and the avant-garde gowns of Yves Saint Laurent, the Greco-Roman classical tradition of dress has clearly inspired and influenced the worlds of art and fashion. This beautifully illustrated book explores the continually evolving influence of classical dress through the ages, presenting a historical survey of this fascinating theme. Featured works include paintings, photographs, sculpture, and decorative objects from Greek and Roman times to the present as well as garments dating from the eighteenth century and recent creations by designers such as Tom Ford of Gucci and Issey Miyake.
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This book is the catalogue for an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from April 29 to August 3, 2003. Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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In the absence of any surviving clothing, art and literature provide the only evidence of classical dress, opening a Pandora's Box of confusion and contradiction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Costume Institute, Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Art Resource, Mariano Fortuny, Madeleine Vionnet, Isadora Duncan, John Galliano, New York, Rogers Fund, Tom Ford, Gianni Versace, George Hoyningen-Huene, Donna Karan, Givenchy Haute Couture, New Look, Norma Karnali, Victory of Samothrace, Cristobal Balenciaga, Issey Miyake, Lucie Ann, Romeo Gigli, Roy Halston Frowick, Steven Klein New!
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In the absence of any surviving clothing, art and literature provide the only evidence of classical dress, opening a Pandora's Box of confusion and contradiction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Costume Institute, Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Art Resource, Mariano Fortuny, Madeleine Vionnet, Isadora Duncan, John Galliano, New York, Rogers Fund, Tom Ford, Gianni Versace, George Hoyningen-Huene, Donna Karan, Givenchy Haute Couture, New Look, Norma Karnali, Victory of Samothrace, Cristobal Balenciaga, Issey Miyake, Lucie Ann, Romeo Gigli, Roy Halston Frowick, Steven Klein New!
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- Christian Dior by Richard Martin on 5 pages
- Giorgio Armani (Guggenheim Museum Publications) by Germano Celant on page 99, and Back Matter
- Birth of Venus by BOTTICELLI on page 187
- Greek Footwear and the Dating of Sculpture (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Katherine Dohan Morrow in Back Matter
- The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity by John Boardman in Back Matter
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- Greek Sculpture and the Problem of Description by A. A. Donohue on page 163, and Back Matter
- Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism (California Studies in 20th-Century Music) by Mary E. Davis in Back Matter
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