Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.007444
EAN: 9780300107142
ISBN: 0300107145
Label: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2006-04-17
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Studio: Metropolitan Museum of Art

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During the reigns of Louis XV (1723-74) and Louis XVI (1774-92), fashion and furniture were not simply meant to be beautiful but were also intended to arouse, attract, and seduce. Published in response to the critically acclaimed and hugely popular exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum in the fall of 2004, Dangerous Liaisons focuses on fashion and its interplay with the paintings, furniture, and decorative arts of eighteenth-century France. Featuring beautiful color photographs of the exhibition’s installation, details of the garments, and supplementary historical material, the book demonstrates how the extravagant clothing of the period reiterated the splendor of Rococo and Neoclassical interiors.

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Summary: Love it!
Comment: I'm a Theatre Costume Design student. For me it's very important to be as historically accurate in my designs as possible. Sadly, there are more bad costume books out there than good ones. Since this book features pictures of actual historical costumes (costumes that were, at the point they were originally cut and sewn, physically worn), there's no doubt of its reliability as a source.
I highly recommend this book not only to people like myself, who need a great book for research and inspiration, but to anyone and everyone. The pictures are high quality and excellently posed and, of course, the clothes and furniture are beautiful. Then again, 18th century France? How can they not be?

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Summary: 18th Century Costumes and Furnishings
Comment: This book contains some very nice images of historic costumes and furnishings from the 18th Century, including detail views. It should be of value to costume designers, set designers, historians and re-enactors. The quality of the book makes it a great bargain.

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Summary: Wonderfully Exquisite
Comment: An incredible array of beautiful photography with amazing detail. Along with the exquisite clothing, we're shown some wonderful pieces of furniture and how they both worked for or against you in society. Recommended for all interested in the 18th century,fashion history, and wonderful photography.

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Summary: Beautiful costumes
Comment: This book is a great resource for the Rococo period. Seeing the actual garments on mannequins in situ is lovely. I also like the supporting portraits, prints and quotes.

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Summary: Delightful dressing
Comment: This is a fabulous insight into 18th Century French society. As a costume designer, I found the inclusion of paintings from that period, intermixed with the museum settings to be of particular interest. The close-up photographs of details were also wonderful. The text was fascinating and very enjoyable reading. It's very often tempting to take things out of context according to one's own interests. This publication opens up an intricately woven world where fashion and furniture play an equally important role in the mores of a society.

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