High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps (fabulous red dress) with red/white lettering on black spine. 256 pp., full of color and bw images. Mini parchment dust wrapper around lower front cover, with black printing. NF. Item #146340
ISBN: 9781588393630

Catalogue to accompany the exhibitions "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and "American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection" at the Brooklyn Museum. Covers historical fashion, The House of Worth, French Couture, Schiaparelli, American Women Designers, Charles James, Rarities, and Shoes (from the 1600s-1970s!). With an introduction, notes, and bibliography. Great catalogue! Informative and a visual feast.

Price: $40.00