By Nicky Albrechtsen and Fola Solanke
Thames & Hudson Inc.
Hard Cover
$65.00
ISBN: 978-0-500-51564-8
From the moment you place your hands on this elaborate book, you know there’s something special about it - the cover itself is fashioned in a silky scarf-like fabric. But don’t judge this book by its cover. Its contents are just as impressive. Inside is page after page of beautiful reproductions of vintage scarves, and all the material necessary to explain and describe them.
The authors have the credentials to speak on this collecting subject. Nicky Albrechten is the proprietor of the Vintage Resource Studio in Brick Lane, London, a firm that provides costumes and props to the theatre. Fola Solanke is a costume designer for film and television historical dramas.
Indispensable accessories and sought after collectors’ items, scarves were an important innovation in 20th-century fashion. From Art Deco through 1950s Hollywood, the Swinging Sixties and beyond, scarves have expressed the constant evolution in style, representing every major decorative arts movement over the past century and into the present one.
Showcased in Scarves is the work of a wide range of international designers: Paul Poiret, Elsa Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Mary Quant, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Zandra Rhodes, Nicole Miller, and many more. Feast on more than 250 scarves, many of which have never before been seen in print. Included are concise biographies of more than fifty scarf designers, retailers, and manufacturers, and a useful resource guide provides expert advice on dating and conservation, museum collections, vintage fairs, and specialist dealers. www.thamesandhudson.com