A luminous meeting of the histories of fashion and of photography: images of early C20 dress, created for couturiers such as Fortuny, Poiret and Lanvin, made using the Lumiere brother’s revolutionary colour process and photographed by Lartigue and many others. Also included are portraits taken in Japan, Mongolia, Afghanistan… Richly illustrated.
The Colour of Clothes: Fashion and Dress in Autochromes 1907-1930
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Edition:Hardback978050002548227/03/2025From a Bookshelf nearby
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