High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author: Reeder, Jan GilerBrand: Metropolitan Museum of Art New YorkEdition: ReprintBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 256Release Date: 10-02-2015Part Number: IllustratedDetails: An alluring, opulent showcase of hundreds of beautiful historic clothing items and accessories “High Style is filled with fashion inspiration and information. . . . Nearly every page…includes a captivating photo of one of the collection’s lavish garments or accessories.”—Threads Published for the first time in paperback, this lavishly illustrated volume originally appeared in 2010 to celebrate the transfer of the Brooklyn Museum’s historic costume collection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This comprehensive survey highlights more than 200 works selected from this internationally renowned collection, which comprises nearly 25,000 extraordinary women’s and men’s garments and accessories from the 18th through the 20th century. Among the featured works are sumptuous 19th-century gowns from the House of Worth,