FASHION BOOKS CHRISTIAN DIOR & JACQUELINE KENNEDY

FASHION BOOKS CHRISTIAN DIOR & JACQUELINE KENNEDY

	FASHION BOOKS CHRISTIAN DIOR & JACQUELINE KENNEDY

Christian Dior: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years. HCDJ.

9 1/2" X 12"


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Image 1:



Christian
Dior
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
JACQUELINE KENNEDY:
THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS
Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Christian
Dior
The
Metropolitan
Museum
of
Art
JACQUELINE
KENNEDY:
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
YEARS
Selections
from
the
John
F.
Kennedy
Library
and
Museum

Image 2:



JACQUELINE KENNEDE
JACQUELINE KENNEDY: THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS
Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
MMA
BULFINCH
Christian Dior
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
ABRAMS
THE
JACQUELINE
JACQUELINE
KENNEDY:
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
YEARS
Selections
from
the
John
F.
Kennedy
Library
and
Museum
MMA
BULFINCH
Christian
Dior
THE
METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM
OF
ART
ABRAMS

Image 3:



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through
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York,
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exhibition and was organized the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. of Art,
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and Bulfinch Press.
Bulfinch Text Press copyright is an c imprint 2001 by and The trademark Metropolitan of Little, Museum
"Jacqueline
held
Kennedy:
at
The
The
Metropolitan
This
White
publication
House
support
Years-Selections
is
issued
by
has
of Art,
The
made
in
Metropolitan
New
conjunction
York,
from
from
the
with
Museum
John
May
the
1
exhibition
NAST.
Kennedy
New
July
Library
29,
2001.
and
Museum, "
through
The
exhibition
is
possible
by
Additional
been
provided
by
CONDÉ
York,
The
exhibition
and
was
organized
the
John
F.
Kennedy
Library
and
Museum.
of
Published
by
The
Metropolitan
Museum
of Art,
New
York,
and
Bulfinch
Press.
Bulfinch
Text
Press
copyright
is
an
imprint
2001
by
and
The
trademark
Metropolitan
of Little,
Museum

Image 4:



Campaign
Bi
Se
Wi
and
Hubert de Givenchy. Pillbox hat in white felt
Th
Ca 1960. Ticker-tape parade, Time Square, New
York City, October 19, 1960. OA crowd of two
million people thronged the streets of midtown
An
Manhattan to see the presidential candidate and his glamorous wife in a triumphant ticker-tape parade
stil
three weeks before the election. Although it was late in her pregnancy, Jacqueline Kennedy continued to
dre
present vision of controlled Francophile elegance, having chosen the felicitous volume of wide-cut
Mu
Givenchy coat, balanced with the designer's perverse (but essentially Parisian) diminution of the pillbox
dot
Campaign
Bi
Se
Wi
and
Hubert
de
Pillbox
hat
in
white
felt
Th
Ca
Ticker-tape
parade,
Square,
New
York
City,
October
1960.
crowd
of
two
million
people
thronged
the
streets
of
midtown
An
Manhattan
to
see
the
presidential
candidate
and
his
glamorous
wife
in a
triumphant
ticker-tape
parade
stil
three
weeks
before
the
Although
it was
late in
her
pregnancy,
Jacqueline
Kennedy
continued
to
dre
present
vision
of
controlled
Francophile
elegance,
having
chosen
the
felicitous
volume
of
wide-cut
Mu
Givenchy
balanced
with
the
designer's
perverse
(but
essentially
Parisian)
diminution
of
the
pillbox
dot

Image 5:



Pakistan
Gustave Tassell Dress and coat in scarlet, orange and hot
pink printed and ribbed silk matelasse, 1962 Arrival ir
Rajasthan March 18, 1962 Came ride Karachi, March 25,
avoided prints, preferring the impact of strong solic colors In this rare example she chose a pointillist pattern
that seen from afar, blends into an even more intense hue than a solid color could be expected to achieve-
an ideal choice for the first lady in the flamboyantly dressed throng that greeted her in Rajasthan She also
Pakistan
Gustave
Tassell
Dress
and
in
and
hot
pink
printed
and
ribbed
silk
matelasse,
1962
Arrival
March
1962
Came
ride
Karachi,
March
25,
clothing
Jacqueline
Kennedy
generally
avoided
prints,
preferring
the
impact
of strong
colors
In this
rare
example
she
chose
a pointillist
pattern
that
seen
from
blends
into
an
even
more
intense
hue
than
a solid
color
could
be
expected
to
an
ideal
choice
for
the
first
lady
in
the
flamboyantly
dressed
throng
that
greeted
She
also
wore
the
dress
or
its
own
for
ride
with
her
sister

Image 6:



This volume has been published in conjunction
with the exhibition "Christian Dior, " held at The
Metropolitan Museum of Art from December 12,
The exhibition and the accompanying publication
are made possible by Christian Dior and
Richar
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York
Copyright © 1996 by The Metropolitan Museum of
In 1947
Art, New York
his firs
remark
been in
John P. O'Neill, Editor in Chief
Barbara Cavaliere, Editor
fashion
Design by Matsumoto Incorporated, New York
role as
Matthew Pimm, Production Manager
This
volume
has
been
published
in
conjunction
with
the
exhibition
"Christian
Dior, "
held
at
The
Metropolitan
Museum
of
Art
from
December
12,
through
March
1997.
The
exhibition
and
the
accompanying
publication
are
made
possible
by
Christian
Dior
and
LV
M
HENNESSY
LOUIS
Richar
Published
by
The
Metropolitan
Museum
of
Art,
New
York
Copyright
1996
by
The
Metropolitan
Museum
of
In
1947
Art,
New
York
his
firs
remark
been
in
John
P.
O'Neill,
Editor
in
Chief
the
Barbara
Cavaliere,
Editor
fashion
Design
by
Matsumoto
Incorporated,
New
York
role
as
Matthew
Pimm,
Production
Manager

Image 7:





Image 8:



over the bustline Dior's affinity for the
Dress and shoulder detail fall-winter
folding and supple character of cloth
1950 Black wool Gift of Mrs Byron C
modifies the potential austerity of the tai-
lor's craft
As seen in the detail above the dou
A simple tailor's construction turns out to
ble lavering of fabric across the chest.
be virtuosity of the draper. What seems
by augmenting the poitrine, in essence
to be the revers of wool dress is really
balances the proportions of the broad-
continuous piece of fabric that rolls back
or itself The fitted body of the bodice is
the
bustline
Dior's
affinity
for the
Dress
and
shoulder
detail
fall-winter
folding
and
supple
character
of
cloth
1950
Black
wool
Gift
of Mrs
Byron
modifies
the
potential
austerity
of the
1953
lor's
As
seen
in the
detail
above
the
A
simple
tailor's
construction
turns
out
to
ble
across
the
chest.
be
virtuosity
of the
What
seems
by
augmenting
the
in essence
to be
the
revers
of
wool
dress
is
really
balances
the
proportions
of
the
continuous
piece
of
fabric
that
rolls
back
voluptuous
silhouette
that
itself
The
fitted body
of the
bodice
is



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