Adorning Fashion: The History of Costume Jewellery to Modern

Adorning Fashion: The History of Costume Jewellery to Modern Times
- Definitive, comprehensive overview of costume jewelry
- Follows the evolution of costume jewelry from bourgeois France to the present day
- Lavishly illustrated reference book - a must-buy for jewelry enthusiasts and fashion historians
- Includes a remarkable range of designers including Lalique, Fouquet, Dior, Balenciaga, Versace and many more
INFORMATION SHEET

Costume jewelry is commonly understood to mean fashionable yet affordable adornments made from non-precious material. Originating in in mid-1700s France with the rise of the bourgeoise, the earliest 'costume jewelry' mimicked fine jewelry styles. Since then, costume jewelry has always been evolving. From Victorian sentimentalism to the mass-produced ornaments available today, costume jewelry has developed into an artform in its own right. An encyclopedic study of its history is long overdue.

Flush with expert information, identification tips and historical anecdotes, Adorning Fashion explores the development of costume jewelry across the past four centuries. The styles of each era - Victorian, Edwardian, Arts & Crafts, Jugenstil, Art Nouveau, and each decade of the twentieth century - are given individual attention. Production methods are also explained in depth. Alloys and gilded electroplating can mimic silver and gold, while the refraction index of treated glass can, to the untrained eye, be mistaken for diamond.

Adorning Fashion discusses the contributions of a remarkable roster of designers and innovators, including Kokichi Mikimoto, Arthur L. Liberty, Carlo Giuliano, RenÃ© Lalique, Elizabeth BontÃ©, the Castellani brothers, Jean Fouquet, Jean DesprÃ©s, Fulco di Verdura, Jean Schlumberger, Salvador DalÃ, Miriam Haskell, Lina Baretti, Countess Cissy Zoltowska, Line Vautrin, Kenneth Jay Lane, Francisco Rebajes, Diane Love, Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paco Rabanne, Yves Saint Laurent, Napier, Haskell, Trifari, Brania, Bulgari, Versace and more.
Country USA
Brand Acc Art Books
Manufacturer ACC Art Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 535 col., 7 b&w
Model 535 col., 7 b&w
ReleaseDate 2019-10-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781788840477

Country	USA
Brand	Acc Art Books
Manufacturer	ACC Art Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	535 col., 7 b&w
Model	535 col., 7 b&w
ReleaseDate	2019-10-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781788840477

Adorning Fashion: The History of Costume Jewellery to Modern Times

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