Bibliograph

100 fashion icons, National Portrait Gallery

Type

Label

100 fashion icons, National Portrait Gallery

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

100 fashion icons

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

1096517958

Responsibility statement

National Portrait Gallery

Summary

The National Portrait Gallery, London, is home to an extensive collection of portraits representing people who have contributed to British history and culture, many of whom have also played an important role in fashion history. With an illustrated introductory text by Senior Curator of Photographs Magda Keaney on the role of fashion in the Gallery's collection, this book highlights the close links between fashion and portraiture.0'100 Fashion Icons' showcases fashion portraits held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. The sitters include historic and contemporary fashion icons, fashion muses and influential designers, in addition to portraits by notable fashion photographers, and some key works are accompanied by detailed captions. This concise publication tells a story of fashion through works from the Gallery's collection.0The succinct format will offer readers of this title a visually engaging insight into some of the most significant fashion portraits in the Gallery's collection, making it a well-suited addition to the growing series of 100 books including '100 Photographs' and '100 Pioneering Women'

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One hundred fashion icons

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