Historyczka mody Emmanuelle Dirix w kolejnej części serii poświęconej kultowym domom mody opisuje życie i twórczość Balenciagi, zwracając uwagę na najważniejsze jej cechy oraz podkreślając znaczenie
A history of haute couture in the 20th century, decade by decade
‘Turning the pages of this lively book is like rummaging with a fancy dress box overflowing with clothes from the 20th century
A visually dazzling tour of 20th-century fashion, spotlighting the leading designers and dominant styles of the past 100 years!
An authoritative and visually stunning look at the fashion of the 20th
'If you go to Tokyo, I think it becomes very obvious that there's this almost seamless mixture of popular culture and Japanese traditional culture.' - Kazuo Ishiguro
From the youthful maximalism o
‘Haute couture is like an orchestra, whose conductor is Balenciaga. We other couturiers are the musicians and we follow the direction he gives’ – Christian Dior
The godfather of conceptual design,