Extreme beauty : the body transformed
Throughout history, humans have used clothing and accessories to lift, squeeze, frame and pad the body. In Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed, Harold Koda deftly weaves anthropology, sociology, art history, and haute couture into a lively survey of shifting notions of the body beautiful. Divided into five sections--Neck and Shoulders, Chest, Waist, Hips, and Feet--the book surveys fashion's literal imprint on the body while tracing the history of clothing styles. Fashion. Beauty
Print Book, English, 2012
6. printing View all formats and editions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2012
Utställningskataloger
168 S. : zahrl. illustrations ; 31 cm
9780300103120, 0300103123
1001605522
Foreword by Philippe de Montebello
Introduction
Neck and Shoulders
Chest
Waist
Hips
Feet
Acknowledgements
Catalog accompanying an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from Dec. 6, 2001 through April 2002