Madame Grès
Subtitle: sculptural fashion
Contributors: Grumbach, Didier; Modemuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Publisher: Hannibal Pub.; Hannibal Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Netherlands]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9789491376276
Subjects: Fashion design; Women fashion designers; Exhibitions; History
Other titles: Sculptural fashion
Description: Accompanies an exhibition at the MoMu Fashion Museum, Province of Antwerp from September- February 2013.  A remarkable couturier, with a career spanning half a century, Madame Alix Grès (1903-1993) was known for using delicate pleats which turned ordinary fabric into Grecian-style.  This is the first monograph of her extraordinary work.  Madame Grès launched her design house under the name Grès 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 Rio. 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.
Notes: Text in English, French, Dutch.

"This exhibition has been organized by the Executive Board of the Council of the Provence of Antwerp"--P. 214.

"MoMu welcomes and recomposes the retrospective of Madame Grès from Musée Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, which was presented in 2011 at the Musée Bourdelle in Paris"--Page facing t.p.

Texts by Didier Grumbach ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references.