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Title	Our new clothes : acquisitions of the 1990s / Richard Martin ; photographs by Karin L. Willis
Creator	Martin, Richard (Richard Harrison)
Description	Foreword / Philippe de Montebello -- A History of Fashion -- The White Dress -- Men of Three Centuries -- The Americans -- The Contemporaries -- The Library; "An impressive array of clothing, accessories, and library materials was acquired through gift and purchase during the 1990s by The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Adding substantially to its comprehensive collection gathered over fifty-five years, the costumes span three centuries, beginning with a magnificent and rare silk damask brocaded English mantua of 1708 and including a wide-ranging selection such as a luxuriously embroidered and sequinned French man's ensemble of about 1765, a sparkling Agnes Drecoll robe en pannier of 1912, a beautiful Charles James wedding gown of 1949, and a slinky gold-tone metal mesh Gianni Versace evening gown of 1997-98." "The 113 color illustrations and the illuminating text by Richard Martin add up to a fascinating overview of one decade of The Costume Institute' collecting, which conveys its ongoing dedication to the acquisition and exhibition of costumes from the earliest extant examples of the eighteenth century to the newest works of young designers."--BOOK JACKET; Catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 6 - August 22, 1999; Exhibition title: Our new clothes
Subject	Costume -- Exhibitions
Publisher	New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art : Distributed by H.N. Abrams
Contributor	Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Date	1999
Dimensions	79 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm
Digital Collection	Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications
Repository	Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Language	English
Type	text
Copyright Status	copyrighted
Copyright Notice	Copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Copyright Information	The Libraries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art make digital versions of collections accessible for research purposes in the following situations: They are in the public domain; the rights are owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; we have permission to make them accessible; we make them accessible as a fair use, or there are no known restrictions on use. To learn what your responsibilities are if you'd like to use the materials, go to http://www.metmuseum.org/information/terms-and-conditions
Watsonline record number	b12589809
Link to Watsonline record	http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1258980
Date created	2012-11-20
OCLC number	819761377

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