208 pages - in French and English - around 200 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Museum of Art and Industry in Saint-Étienne, France, of textiles from the...

Description

ID : 7284
ISBN : 9782757201282
Autor : Besse, Nadine et al
Publisher : Somogy
Size : 29 x 25.5 Cms.
Binding : hardcover-
Publisher place : Paris, France
Year of publication : 2007
Book condition : New-

208 pages - in French and English - around 200 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Museum of Art and Industry in Saint-Étienne, France, of textiles from the local Staron textile family firm which between 1867 and 1986 catered to top fashion designers such as Dior, Balenciaga, Cardin, Saint-Laurent, Givenchy and Norman Norell - essays by 5 specialists - glossary of technical terms, glossary of Staron trade names, bios. of principal fashion designers working with Staron fabrics, haute couture pieces in the exhibition, and, designers and Parisian design studios working for Staron between 1928 and 1970.

Keywords :
Staron - Saint Etienne