Here's eclectic visual fun: approximately 250 images of scarves, shown full page as the flat squares of silk or synthetic that they are, along with a very few photos of scarves being worn by Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn. Images and some explanatory text are arranged in sections on styles of the eras; artists' scarves; textile designers; scarf companies; designer, historic, and travel scarves; advertising; and collectables. Appendices offer an A-to-Z of designers, couture houses, and scarf companies; a guide to fabrics; information on dating and authenticating and on conservation & storage; and resources. This is a well prepared oversize book (10x12") with an appealing squishy cover--for collectors and anyone with an interest in color and design. Nicky Albrechtsen is proprietor of a company in London that provides costumes and props to the theater; Fola Solanke is a costume designer for film and historical dramas. Thames & Hudson books are distributed by W.W. Norton in the US. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Indispensable accessories and sought-after collectors items, scarves were an important innovation in twentieth-century fashion. From Art Deco through 1950s Hollywood, the Swinging Sixties, and beyond, scarves have expressed the constant evolutions in style, representing every major decorative arts movement over the past century and into the present one.
This marvelously illustrated compendium showcases the work of a wide range of international designers: Paul Poiret, Elsa Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Mary Quant, Gucci, Christian Lacroix, Yves Saint Laurent, Zandra Rhodes, Nicole Miller, and many more. Here are more than 250 scarves, beautifully reproduced in color, and many never before seen in print.
The book includes concise biographies of more than fifty scarf designers, retailers, and manufacturers, and a useful resource guide provides expert advice on dating and conservation, museum collections, vintage fairs, and specialist dealers.
The definitive work on scarves in the twentieth century, featuring work by artists and important textile designers and brands.
