V&a Bags

Wilcox, Claire & Elizabeth Currie

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Author
Wilcox, Claire & Elizabeth Currie
Publish Date
20170516
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
160
Publisher Name
44
ISBN-10
0500519374
ISBN-13
9780500519370
citemno
220929
Edition
1
SKU
9780500519370

Description

A comprehensive look at the changing styles and uses of one of fashion’s best-loved accessories, the bag, throughout history
Illuminating the evolution of bag designs and uses from the medieval period to today, Claire Wilcox explores varied iterations of this cult accessory, from early drawstring creations and richly worked ecclesiastical purses to large work bags of the eighteenth century and the small reticules that were designed to complement high-waisted Empire line dresses.
Increased travel in the nineteenth century brought about the leather handbag as we know it today, while the twentieth century saw an explosion of innovations, from 1930s designs reflecting the streamlined American aesthetic and the use of new synthetics such as imitation patent leather and Vynide, to the rise of the luxury designer handbag by the likes of Hermes, Gucci, Chanel, and Prada.
Written by fashion curators who spent years at the V&A, Bags is fully illustrated in color throughout and arranged chronologically. A detailed glossary, bibliography, and index conclude the book. 90+ color illustrations