1920s
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Art History
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Couture
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Hand-stencilling
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Product details
- ISBN 9780500239391
- Weight: 1710g
- Dimensions: 250 x 325mm
- Publication Date: 12 Oct 2015
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The 1910s and 1920s witnessed an outpouring of luxury publications that used a hand-stencilling technique known as pochoir (French for 'stencil'). The highly refined and painterly technique, which consists of applying layers of gouache paint or watercolour to achieve bold blocks of saturated colour, produced works of visual artistry formerly unrivalled in the history of illustration, and it became the medium of choice for avant-garde couturiers seeking to stand apart and cultivate an elite readership. Organized chronologically by publication and showcasing a carefully curated selection of the most exceptional illustrations from couture albums and high-end magazines, Fashion and the Art of Pochoir is the definitive tribute to the artists and couturiers who first united to redefine luxury, inaugurating the enduring alliance between fashion and art, from Schiaparelli and Dalì to Vuitton and Murakami today. Closing with biographical notices of illustrators and fashion designers, it offers a unique chance for illustrators, artists, designers and fashion enthusiasts to discover the rarely seen images that defined a short but magnificent golden age.
April Calahan is Special Collections Associate at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, where she serves as the curator of rare books and periodicals. Cassidy Zachary is a fashion historian and collections manager based in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. She co-curated the Museum at FIT’s 2011 exhibition ‘Youthquake! The 1960s
Fashion Revolution’ and currently works with a private collection of over 10,000 rare
and valuable pieces of dress and textiles from around the globe.
