The social season of debutante parties and private balls,weddings and charity events has long provided Britain'sfashion designers with opportunities to design elaborate,tour de force eveningwear. In more recent years theballroom has been replaced by the red carpet. Thoughthe context has changed, the ballgown remains a staplein many designers' collections and continues to serveas an expression of status, protocol and taste, whilesimultaneously embodying elements of drama and fantasy. 'Takes us on a journey from thefirst debutante balls to AlexanderMcQueen' Marie Claire

About the Author
Sonnet Stanfill is curator of twentieth-century andcontemporary fashion at the V&A. She curated the displaysOssie Clark (2003) and New York Fashion Now (2007). OrioleCullen is curator of modern textiles and fashion at the V&A.She was the curator and co-author of Hats: An Anthology byStephen Jones (V&A 2009) and author of V&A Pattern: PopPatterns (V&A 2011).

Reviews
'Takes us on a journey from the first debutante balls to Alexander McQueen' Marie Claire 'Sumptuously illustrated survey' The Bookseller



Book Information
ISBN 9781851777464
Author Oriole Cullen
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint V & A Publishing
Publisher V & A Publishing
Weight(grams) 760g
Dimensions(mm) 287mm * 222mm * 14mm