num_pages: 600
description: The V&amp;As renowned Fashion in Detail series has become essential reading for historians costumers designers and fashion students alike. This impressive volume brings together for the first time highlights from all the titles in the series. Drawn from the V&amp;As Fashion Collection the largest and most comprehensive in the world the book showcases all varieties of dress accessories shoes and hats from exquisite 17th-century gowns to 20th-century daywear and haute couture. This chronological survey covers 400 years.The book contains concise and authoritative texts by V&amp;A curators glorious color photography including large stunning details plus specially commissioned line drawings of complete garments. The result is a visual banquet of textures patterns and craftsmanship and an eye-opening testament to the variety and creativity of dress.
language: English
title: Fashion in Detail 1700-2000
publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum