Fashioning Fashion

Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 showcases nearly 200 rare pieces of historic fashion and accessories for men, women, and children. The opulent volume examines the transformation of the fashionable silhouette over two centuries, revealing how technical inventions, political events, and global trade affected style. With lavish photographs and illustrative text, this book provides historical context for many of today's top haute couture designers who often look to fashion of the past for inspiration. This singular collection was recently acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and represents a total of fifty years of acquisitions by prominent historic dress dealers and collectors.