Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture | 
 enlarge | Author: Florence Muller
Creator: Patrick Sigal
Publisher: Vendome Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 71052
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 9.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0865651825
Dewey Decimal Number: 688.207449332
EAN: 9780865651821
ASIN: 0865651825
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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Product Description
This sumptuously illustrated book surveys the exquisite range of costume jewelry produced by haute couture fashion houses, a subject until now overlooked by historians and fashion cognoscenti alike. The term costume jewelry was coined in the twentieth century for the use of non-precious metals and jewels for human adornment. This book showcases the extraordinary diversity and exceptional craftsmanship of this jewelry in hundreds of beautifully reproduced pieces from such fashion houses as Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Schiaparelli, and Givenchy.
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 Beautiful Jewelry February 11, 2008
J. Gray (Los Angeles)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I haven't finished reading this book but the images of jewelry are beautiful and inspiring.
 wow February 5, 2008
Nina Nora (Maryland, USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've been keeping an eye on 'high fashion' for 25+ years as my own one-of-a-kind bead & jewelry business evolved. I could never figure out why some of the very unusual and creative jewelry I saw in couture and pret-a-porte' runway shows was rarely covered in detail in the fashion books or magazines. Finally this book was created to begin answering my prayers! Bravo - I love it, get lost in it!
While I love all kinds of jewelry, I'd gotten my fill of the books featuring more traditional gold/diamond-type jewelry! If you like the more unusual side of the universe, then you will treasure this book.... and I say all of this before I've even studied the text!
I hope publishers will pay attention and give us more, more, more! This is the tip of the iceberg and I'm delighted.
Enthusiastically recommended October 8, 2007
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Expertly co-authored by fashion historian and consultant Florence Muller and haute couture costume jewelry collector Patrick Sigal, "Costume Jewelry For Haute Couture" is a profusely illustrated compendium showcasing dazzling, one-of-a-kind jewelry designed by skilled artisans to complement and adorn individual couture pieces for fashion shows and photo shoots. Representing outstanding examples from Coco Chanle in the 1920s to Yves Saint Laurent in the 1970s, to the creation of Lanvin today, "Costume Jewelry For Haute Couture" highlights some of the greatest jewelry creations by some of the greatest artists the fashion industry has every known, including examples by Balenciaga, Diro, Schiaparelli, Givench, Vionnet, and so many others. Beautiful and informative, "Costume Jewelry For Haute Couture" is enthusiastically recommended for personal, professional, academic, and community library Art History, Fashion History, and Jewelry reference collections.
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