TY  - BOOK
AU  - Borrelli-Persson,Laird
TI  - The cocktail dress
SN  - 9780061536137
U1  - 391.2 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Collins Design
KW  - Dresses
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Pictorial works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - FASHION DESIGN. An informative, fun introduction chronicling the history of cocktail dress throughout fashion history, a wealth of images including fine art and photography, film stills, fashion editorial and runway photography, vintage ads, magazine covers, and illustrations by the world's foremost fashion designers, artists, and photographers. Examples range from the hot pink number Audrey Hepburn made famous in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to the best contemporary renditions. The art will be equally diverse, including pochoir prints by Georges Lepape, paintings by Otto Dix, Raoul Dufy, and other famous artists, and illustrations by designers such as Cynthia Rowley and Isaac Mizrahi, created especially for this book. Detailed captions at the back of book provide historical information for the reader that places the dresses in historical context
ER  -