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Charles James : portrait of an unreasonable man : fame, fashion, art

Charles James : portrait of an unreasonable man : fame, fashion, art

Gerber Klein, Michèle, author.
Book 2018

"Inspired by the discovery of long-overlooked interviews conducted just before his death, this is the first biography of the visionary fashion designer Charles James. Christian Dior described him as the inspiration for the "New Look." Salvador Dalí called his work "soft sculpture," and Virginia Woolf exclaimed, "He is a genius." As George Bernard Shaw tells us, only unreasonable men change the world. This portrait of the life and times of Charle...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Arden, Elizabeth, 1878-1966
Fashion designers United States 20th century Biography
Hearst, Austine McDonnell, 1918-1991
James, Charles, 1906-1978
James, Nancy
Lambert, Eleanor
Menil, Dominique de
Rogers, Millicent, -1953
Rosse, Anne Messel, Countess of, 1902-
Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987
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ISBN:
9780847861453
Description:
ix, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index
Contents:
In the beginning: between Europe and America-- Art and invention: Elsa Schiaparelli
Fairy tales for the future: Anne, Countess of Rosse
Setting up shop: Elizabeth Arden
Immortality: Millicent Rogers
Beyond fashion: Modess, Andy Warhol, and Dominique de Menil
Apotheosis: Austine Hearst
Nemesis: Eleanor Lambert
The last muse: Nancy James
After all
LCCN:
2017958943
Control Number:
2596244
Other Authors:
Koda, Harold, writer of foreword
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