With flair and style echoing that of its subject, Charles James brings to life one of the most fascinating and creative figures in American fashion. Consulting Curator for the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The. Curated by Jan Glier Reeder, consulting curator for the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An alluring, opulent showcase of hundreds of beautiful historic clothing items and accessories'High Style is filled with fashion inspiration and information. A detailed and illustrated chronology of James' life describes his magnetic personality, his unorthodox design processes, his colorful 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. American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection is organized by Jan Glier Reeder. Featuring exciting new photography of the spectacular evening dresses James produced between 19, 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. 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. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. 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. High Style: Fashion Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Jan Glier Reeder.

'His work went beyond fashion and was a fine art.' -a Charles James patron 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.

High Style by Jan Reeder