Dimensions
178 x 261 x 16mm
THE BLACK DRESS tells the story of the most popular and enduring item in fashion history. The diverse imagery includes fine art and photography, runway shots, vintage film stills, and gorgeous illustrations by the world's foremost fashion designers, artists, and photographers. These include paintings by Jean Renoir, Edouard Manet, and John Singer Sargent, illustrations by Georges LePape, Paul Poiret, and Ruben Toledo, and images of cinematic icons Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's and Rita Hayworth in Gilda.
If there is an item of clothing that every woman has in her wardrobe, it is a black dress. Coco Chanel made it chic more than 75 years ago and today it is still considered classic, elegant, and in fashion. Black never goes out of style. Women's magazines consistently tout the importance of the black dress as a de rigeur wardrobe staple, while fashion icons continue to wear various incarnations of it.
The world's finest designers–from master couturiers such as Madeleine Vionnet, Charles Worth, Christian Dior, and Coco Chanel to new talent such as Zac Posen, Nicolas Ghesquiere, Yeoh Lee, and Boudicca–are featured in full–color throughout and are accompanied with quotes on black by designers, artists, and famous fashion personalities. Extended captions at the back of book provide details on each dress and its place in fashion history, too.
