VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN FASHIONS FROM LA MODE ILLUSTREE JOANNE OLIAN

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VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN FASHIONS FROM LA MODE ILLUSTREE JOANNE OLIAN. This auction is for a 212-page, 12 ¼" high x 9 ½" wide x ½" deep book entitled, "Victorian and Edwardian Fashions from La Mode Illustree," by JoAnne Olian. "La Mode Illustree was one of the most popular and avidly read fashion periodicals in the second half of the 19 th century. Wealthy, style-conscious women followed its dictates on appropriate wardrobes for a vast number of social functions - form royal weddings and elegant dinner parties to automobile touring and seaside activities. Fashion authority JoaAne Olian, former curator of the costume collection at the Museum of the City of New York , has selected from the pages of this highly influential French publication a striking array of costumes from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Over 1,000 illustrations, reproduced directly from rare issues of the magazine, provide a panoramic view of ladies' fashions between 1860 and 1914. included are magnificent ball and dinner gowns, travel dresses, riding habits and skating outfits, bathing costumes, morning apparel and much, more. While the primary focus is on women's fashions, attention is also paid to children's wear and men's wardrobes. Carefully researched and brimming with splendid illustrations, this incomparable pictorial anthology will delight fashion enthusiasts read more