Silk: Fiber, Fabric, and Fashion (V&A Museum)
Description
This luxurious compendium of silk is the ultimate celebration of one of the world’s most revered fabrics.
Silk reveals a breathtaking selection of fabric and fiber dating from antiquity to the early twenty-first century. Structured by technique, this outstanding new survey draws on the exceptional collections of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and shows the nest aesthetic and technical achievements of artisans, designers, and manufacturers.
From dyeing to weaving and crochet to embroidery, this is a magnificent visual exploration of methods used over the centuries. From historic treasures in China and South America to nineteenth-century European International Exhibitions of art and industry, and more recently, designers’ catwalk collections from the fashion capitals of America, Asia, and Europe, including pieces by Dior, Balenciaga, and McQueen, here is the ultimate compendium of silk, presented in a luxurious real-cloth binding.
Silk is the authoritative sourcebook, exploring methods and traditions across the history and geography of silk production, and celebrating the ingenuity and skill of designers and makers.
Praise for Silk: Fiber, Fabric, and Fashion (V&A Museum)
[A] luxurious tribute to one of the world's oldest textiles... Any fan of fashion will devour this exquisite volume.
— Publishers Weekly
Densely
illustrated...this reference follows silk as a material, a commodity
for world-changing trade, and an artistic medium... Sections trace...the
many ways artisans across the globe have fashioned silk fibers into
incredible objects for millennia.
— Library Journal (starred review)