Fashion Drawing in Vogue

Packer, William (Preface By David Hockney)

ISBN 10: 0500012997 / ISBN 13: 9780500012994

Published by Thames and Hudson, 1983

About this Item

First UK edition 1983. Published by Thames and Hudson. Hardcover in full cloth with DJ. Condition new, square tight and crisp book, no edgewear, corners not bumped, no markings of any kind, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent pages. Not a reminder. DJ fine, no tears, no chips, spine and top of covers slightly evenly sunned, not clipped. Folio, 240 pages, profusely illustrated with 301 illustrations 90 in color. Heavy book will require additional postage for priority or international shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fashion Drawing in Vogue
• Publisher: Thames and Hudson
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500012997
• ISBN 13: 9780500012994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • 1st
  • Art
  • Fashion

About this title

Synopsis

Available again, this beautifully produced collection of fashion illustration celebrates the richness of fashion drawing in Vogue magazine. William Packer, painter, writer and art critic, has collected the very best drawings from over seventy years of Vogue for this inspired volume, which features the work of hundreds of artists, from Edouard Benito, René Bouché, and Pierre Brissaud, to Salvador Dali. Their brilliant drawings chronicle not only fashion but also, with wit and delicacy, the international social scene.

Table of Contents

Preface by David Hockney · Introduction: A wider tradition and a particular discipline · Part One, 1923–1934: Art Deco and the artists of the Gazette du Bon Ton; Fashion Illustration and the modern movement in art · Part Two, 1935–1946: Romantic Expressionism and applied Surrealism; Vogue’s eye on society in peace and war · Part Three, 1947–1983: A New Look and a continuing graphic tradition; From constant practice to occasional use

Review

'Art historian and painter William Packer's authorial style is simple, informative, gently inquisitive ... a timely reissue' --Robin Muir, The World of Interiors

'A classic ... it is as much for the historian and the art lover as for the fashionista' --Workshop on the Web

'The ultimate book about fashion illustration' --The Daily Telegraph

'A very special book, something to be treasured and returned to again and again ... a perfect gift for all lovers of style elegance and timeless fashion'
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