Description |
168 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 31 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Foreword / Philippe de Montebello -- Neck and shoulders -- Chest -- Waist -- Hips -- Feet |
Summary |
Throughout history, humans have used clothing and accessories to lift, squeeze, frame and pad the body. In Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed, Harold Koda deftly weaves anthropology, sociology, art history, and haute couture into a lively survey of shifting notions of the body beautiful. Divided into five sections--Neck and Shoulders, Chest, Waist, Hips, and Feet--the book surveys fashion's literal imprint on the body while tracing the history of clothing styles |
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Fashion |
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Beauty |
Notes |
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Extreme beauty: the body transformed' held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from December 6, 2001-March 3, 2002" - -t.p. verso |
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English |
Subject |
Exoticism in fashion.
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Exoticism in fashion -- Exhibitions.
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- Exhibitions.
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Fashion -- History -- Exhibitions.
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Costume -- History -- Exhibitions.
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Clothing and dress -- History -- Exhibitions.
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Beauty, Personal -- Cross-cultural studies -- Exhibitions.
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Genre/Form |
Utställningskataloger.
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Exhibition catalogues
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History.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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Author |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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LC no. |
2001044709 |
ISBN |
0300091176 |
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1588390152 paperback alkaline paper |
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1588390144 hardcover alkaline paper |
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