Koda, Harold, <br/><br/>
Charles James :  beyond fashion / 
 Beyond fashion 
Harold Koda and Jan Glier Reeder ; contributions by Sarah Scaturro and Glenn Petersen ; foreword by Ralph Rucci. 
 - 262 pages :  illustrations (chiefly color) ;  34 cm 
<br/><br/> Catalog of an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 8-August 10, 2014. 
<br/><br/>P.B P.B 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (page 255). 
<br/><br/> An appreciation of Charles James /  Introduction /  Metamorphology: the personal and professional life of Charles James /  The calculus of fashion: process and oeuvre /  Spirals & wraps --  Drapes & folds --  Anatomical cut & platonic form --  Architectural shaping --  Inherent vice: challenges and conservation /  Ralph Rucci --  Harold Koda --  Jan Glier Reeder --  Harold Koda --  Sarah Scaturro and Glenn Petersen. 
<br/><br/> Charles James, often considered to be America's first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting fabric for the female form and creating fashions that defined mid-century glamour. Although James had no formal training as a dressmaker, he created strikingly original and complex designs, including intricate ball gowns worn by members of high society in New York and Europe. This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive study of James' life and work, highlighting his virtuosity and inventiveness as well as his influence on subsequent fashion designers. Featuring exciting new photography of the spectacular evening dresses James produced between 1947 and 1955, this publication includes enlightening details of these intricate creations alongside vintage photographs and rarely seen archival items, such as patterns, muslins, dress forms and sketches. A detailed and illustrated chronology of James' life describes his magnetic personality, his unorthodox design processes, his colourful supporters - such as Salvador Dali, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Cristobal Balenciaga - and profiles of a number of his famous clients, such as Gypsy Rose Lee. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0300204361 1588395227 9780300204360 9781588395221 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>James, Charles, 1906-1978 --Exhibitions--Pictorial works.<br/>James, Charles, 1906-1978 --Exhibitions.<br/>James, Charles 1906-1978 <br/>James, Charles, 1906-1978. <br/>James, Charles.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)--Exhibitions.<br/>Bauhaus Dessau Bereich Architektur und Sammlungen  1986-1994 <br/>Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)<br/>Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)<br/>Metropolitan Museum of Art
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Design 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1900 - 1999 <br/>1900-talet 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fashion designers--History--United States--20th century--Exhibitions.<br/>Fashion--History--United States--20th century--Exhibitions.<br/>Women's clothing--History--United States--20th century--Exhibitions.<br/>Couturiers (Créateurs de mode)--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle--Expositions.<br/>Vêtements de femme--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle--Expositions.<br/>ART--Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions.<br/>Beauty and Fashion.<br/>Beauty and Fashion.<br/>DESIGN--Fashion & Accessories.<br/>DESIGN--Textile & Costume.<br/>Fashion designers--History--United States--20th century.--Exhibitions.<br/>Fashion designers.<br/>Fashion--History--United States--20th century.--Exhibitions.<br/>Fashion.<br/>Kvinnokläder--historia.<br/>Mode<br/>Mode--historia.<br/>Modedesigner.<br/>PHOTOGRAPHY--Subjects & Themes--Fashion.<br/>Women's clothing--History--United States--20th century.--Exhibitions.<br/>Women's clothing.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Exhibition catalogues.<br/>Catalogues d'exposition.<br/>exhibition catalogs.<br/>Exhibition catalogs.<br/>Exhibition catalogs.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TT505.J36  / K63 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>391/.2 746.92092 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>746.9(73)