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description: * Accompanies an exhibition at the MoMu Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp from September - February 2013A remarkable couturier with a career spanning half a century Madame Alix Grs (1903-1993) was known for using delicate pleats which turned ordinary fabric into Grecian-style sculptures. This is the first monograph of her extraordinary work.Madame Grs launched her design house under the name Grs in Paris in 1942. Formally trained as a sculptress she produced haute couture designs for an array of fashionable women including the Duchess of Windsor Marlene Dietrich Greta Garbo Jacqueline Kennedy and Dolores del Ro. Her signature was cut-outs on gowns that made exposed skin part of the design yet still had a classical sophisticated feel. She was renowned for being the last of the haute couture houses to establish a ready-to-wear line.
language: English
title: Madame Gres: Sculptural Fashion
publisher: Hannibal Publishing