Embellished : new vintage

Name/Title

Embellished : new vintage

Entry/Object ID

N9500.N53.E6 2012

Description

"This is a beautiful, elegant and visually intelligent look-book which contrasts vintage objects, collected over the years, with cutting-edge contemporary decoration for fashion and textiles."

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Lucy Dillon

Notes

Gift of Lucy Dillon, February 2024.

Lexicon

Search Terms

artist monographs, fancy work, textile crafts, vintage clothing

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Karen Nicol

Publisher

A & C Black

Place Published

City

London

Date Published

2012

ISBN

9781408105757, 1408105756

Notes

Length: 208

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Subliminal inspiration -- Cloth inspiring fashion and fashion inspiring cloth -- Upcycling -- The sewn strip -- Tufts -- Foldover -- Fagotting -- Seqins -- Pleats -- Cut work.