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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Back in print at last, with a ravishing new cover, Madeleine Vionnet is "not only the best book on Vionnet, but perhaps the best book ever on a fashion designer" (Out). Madeleine Vionnet (18761975) was the greatest dressmaker in the world. Considered a genius for her innovations with the bias cutthe most difficult and desirable cut in clothing designshe has a fanatical following. Vionnet was a maverick, her results spectacular. She dressed the stars of the '30s, invented new pattern-making techniques, and eschewed corsets for her models. Vionnet's dresses are virtually un-copiable and highly coveted by vintage clothing collectors. Madeleine Vionnet is the definitive study of this venerated artist. Illustrated with more than 400 photographs, line drawings, and watercolors, it also includes 38 original patterns for Vionnet dresses. As the Art Deco Society of L.A.'s newsletter has said, anyone "interested in Art Deco or fashion must have this book." | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Betty Kirke | | Hardcover: | 244 pages | | Publisher: | Chronicle Books | | Publication Date: | 1998-01 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0811819973 | | Product Length: | 14.8 inches | | Product Width: | 10.8 inches | | Product Height: | 1.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 4.65 pounds | | Package Length: | 14.88 inches | | Package Width: | 10.87 inches | | Package Height: | 1.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 4.72 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 37 reviews |
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40 of 40 found the following review helpful:
Exceptional insight into bias construction. Amazing book! Sep 22, 1999
Probably the best book I have read on bias construction. Decribes many of the techniques Vionnet used, like rules for mixing bias with straight weaves. The scale patterns are a major plus.
28 of 28 found the following review helpful:
Fabulous book! Oct 27, 1998
Finally, a fashion book worthy of its subject! This is a big, beautiful book, with high production values and gorgeous design. The writing is thoughtful and intelligent. The contents are informative and interesting. The photos are wonderful and the illustrations and patterns are amazing. I can't say enough good things about this book!Too many fashion books have terrible writing paired with "artistic" photos that obscure the clothes. This book makes none of the mistakes that plagued recent books on St. Laurent and Beene. It's a wonderful book for fashion historians, dressmakers, and designers. And Amazon's price is half of the bookstore price! I recommend this book very highly.
29 of 30 found the following review helpful:
Vionnet Apr 17, 2005
By Nevada Snow
It's so sad that the name of Madeleine Vionnet is today only familiar to students of fashion history. She was a revolutionary couturiere who still influences designers over half a century after her retirement. This is one of the best books about her work. I especially loved the reproduced dress patterns which reveal the extent of Miss Vionnet's genius. This book deserves to be reprinted.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
A book that does justice to the genius of Vionnet. Jun 16, 1999
I make and design clothes for the Madame Alexander doll Cissy. In the process of doing this, I began to do research on clothing made in the earlier part of this century. It was then that I discovered the beautiful work of Madeleine Vionnet. I saw the best work of many others, but Vionnet's dresses were pure magic, flowing and exquisite, so unlike anything of their period. So, when I saw this book with 38 patterns, I knew it was a necessity, and it certainly impressed me. The text was informative, and the photographs clear and showing the clothing well. Unduly impressive.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Magnificent magnificent MaGNiFiCenT Aug 30, 1999
I unwrapped "Vionnet" and thought I'd give it a quick flip-thru before getting on with my day. I spent the next 6 1/2 hours splayed out on the living room floor with this book. (I'll leave erudition to the other reviewers...) It is simply magnificent.
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