This book explores the use of black throughout the ages and investigates its place in contemporary fashion design, looking at the work of designers such as Yamamoto and Comme des garons. Seller Inventory # 20100927102748

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Title: Black: Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume

Publisher: Lannoo Publishers October 2010

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

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This book explores the use of black throughout the ages and investigates its place in contemporary fashion design, looking at the work of designers such as Yamamoto and Comme des garons.

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Paul Huvenne is the general director of the Royam Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He has organised exhibitions such as 'Anthony Van Dijck' (1999), 'Fatal Women' (2003) and 'Flemish Primitives' (2007). Emmanuelle Dirix is liaised to the Winchester College and teaches costume history at the fashion department of the Antwerp Academy. Bruno Blonde is an historian at the centre for urban history at the Antwerp University. He specialises in research on material culture in the western world.

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