Metallic Textile Designs

Informationen zum Autor Tina Skinner is a professional writer and editor specializing in design. Klappentext They're hot, they're shiny, and they're oh-so-glamorous. The mettle of movie star wardrobes, the spark that lights brides' eyes, and the flash that marks music videos-metallic fabrics have defined glamour for half a century. This book revisits metallics past, with historic fabric swatches from Europe and Japan dating back to the 1950s, and takes us to today's top European couture houses in a visual exploration of metallics' allure. In all, 237 pictures will provide inspiration for designers and insight for fashion historians. Zusammenfassung They're hot! they're shiny! and they're oh-so-glamorous. The mettle of movie star wardrobes! the spark that lights brides' eyes! and the flash that marks music videos-metallic fabrics have defined glamour for half a century. This book revisits metallics past! with historic fabric swatches from Europe and Japan dating back to the 1950s! and takes us to today's top European couture houses in a visual exploration of metallics' allure. In all! 237 pictures will provide inspiration for designers and insight for fashion historians.

Autorentext

Tina Skinner is a professional writer and editor specializing in design.

Klappentext

They're hot, they're shiny, and they're oh-so-glamorous. The mettle of movie star wardrobes, the spark that lights brides' eyes, and the flash that marks music videos-metallic fabrics have defined glamour for half a century. This book revisits metallics past, with historic fabric swatches from Europe and Japan dating back to the 1950s, and takes us to today's top European couture houses in a visual exploration of metallics' allure. In all, 237 pictures will provide inspiration for designers and insight for fashion historians.

Zusammenfassung
They're hot, they're shiny, and they're oh-so-glamorous. The mettle of movie star wardrobes, the spark that lights brides' eyes, and the flash that marks music videos-metallic fabrics have defined glamour for half a century. This book revisits metallics past, with historic fabric swatches from Europe and Japan dating back to the 1950s, and takes us to today's top European couture houses in a visual exploration of metallics' allure. In all, 237 pictures will provide inspiration for designers and insight for fashion historians.