Description
The age of Art Deco is one of the most innovative and vibrant periods of textile design. Sophisticated and exotic prints dazzled the world and ideas generated by avant-garde artists began to transform fabrics and fashion. Timed to coincide with a major international exhibition on Art Deco, this gorgeous book presents a pictorial record of the fabrics that clothed the smart women and furnished the stylish interiors of Europe and America during the era of jazz, the Ballets Russes, flappers, and so much more.
Tracing the evolution of Art Deco style, the bold, dramatic, brilliantly colored and patterned fabrics pictured here encompass luxury silks, woven and embroidered textiles, and man-made synthetics, and showcase the work of designers such as Paul Poiret, Raoul Dufy, Robert Bonfils, Ruth Reeves, and Marion Dorn. A glamorous addition to the V&A's series of books celebrating the museum's world-renowned collection of textiles, this rich treasury will inspire and delight.
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