Beauty in Exile (2000, English)
Books & Magazines
Inventory number
2020.11.23.8ab.BM.BO.2000.USAuthors:
Alexandre VASSILIEV (Russian/French, born in Moscow, 1958)Abrams Books (American, founded in 1949)
Description
English version of Russian bestseller written by Alexandre VASSILIEV, account of the artists and aristocrats who fled Russia after the Revolution and went on to play roles in European and American culture and fashion. The book also includes documentary source material and photographs of film stars wearing couture designed by Russian emigres. The total number of pages is 480 + 2 endpapers. The book is in hardback and comes with a dust jacket.Written by world renown historian, theatre and set designer and fashion collector, Alexandre VASSILIEV, who became particularly famous after publishing this work, Beauty in Exile opens with the traces the Russian influence in fashion, the origins of the mode a la russe and the influence of DIAGHILEV’s famous ballet shows.
Materials
PaperCardboard
Origin
2000 United StatesDimensions
Width : 3.5 cmLength : 25 cm
Height : 31.5 cm