Luxury fashion : a global history of heritage brands / Caroline Cox ; foreword by Cameron Silver.
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TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 287 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780857857552 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Fashion -- History | Brand name products -- History | Beauty and Fashion | Beauty and FashionDDC classification: 391'.009 Summary: Luxury brands are not about banal retro styling or taking refuge in past glories; they are brands with a heritage that still chimes with contemporary culture. 'Luxury Fashion' pays tribute to the world's most hallowed fashion brands. Glossy and highly informative, it provides in-depth feature portraits of 50 of the finest luxury fashion brands (renowned heritage labels and hidden gems) as well as an essential directory of a further 150 brands, which includes details of key items and where to find them. Each featured brand is illustrated, with historical and contemporary images, evoking the story of how artisans from all over the world have created objects of desire that have endured because of their superb quality, superior craftsmanship and timeless design appeal.
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"A Quintessence book."
Includes index.
Luxury brands are not about banal retro styling or taking refuge in past glories; they are brands with a heritage that still chimes with contemporary culture. 'Luxury Fashion' pays tribute to the world's most hallowed fashion brands. Glossy and highly informative, it provides in-depth feature portraits of 50 of the finest luxury fashion brands (renowned heritage labels and hidden gems) as well as an essential directory of a further 150 brands, which includes details of key items and where to find them. Each featured brand is illustrated, with historical and contemporary images, evoking the story of how artisans from all over the world have created objects of desire that have endured because of their superb quality, superior craftsmanship and timeless design appeal.
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