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Collecting the Weaver's Art: The William Claflin Collection of Southwestern Textiles (Peabody Museum Collections Series)
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This is the first publication on a remarkable collection of sixty-six outstanding Pueblo and Navajo textiles donated to the Peabody Museum in the 1980s by William Claflin, Jr., a prominent Boston businessman, avocational anthropologist, and patron of Southwestern archaeology. Claflin bequeathed to the museum not only these beautiful textiles, but also his detailed accounts of their collection histories--a rare record of the individuals who had owned or traded these weavings before they found a home in his private museum. Textile scholar Laurie Webster tells the stories of the weavings as they left their native Southwest and traveled eastward, passing through the hands of such owners and traders as a Ute Indian chief, a New England schoolteacher, a renowned artist, and various military officers and Indian agents. Her concise overview of Navajo and Pueblo weaving traditions is enhanced by the reflections of noted artist and Navajo textile expert Tony Berlant in his foreword to the text.
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- Best Choice - #1 Costumes Collections Museums
- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 95 Reviews
High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An alluring, opulent showcase of hundreds of beautiful historic clothing items and accessories“High Style is filled with fashion inspiration and information. . . . Nearly every page…includes a captivating photo of one of the collection’s lavish garments or accessories.”—Threads Published for the first time in paperback, this lavishly illustrated volume originally appeared in 2010 to celebrate the transfer of the Brooklyn Museum’s historic costume collection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This comprehensive survey highlights more than 200 works selected from this internationally renowned collection, which comprises nearly 25,000 extraordinary women’s and men’s garments and accessories from the 18th through the 20th century. Among the featured works are sumptuous 19th-century gowns from the House of Worth, exquisite dresses by the great 20th-century French couturiers, iconic Surrealist-based designs of Elsa Schiaparelli, sportswear classics from pioneer American female designers, and the incomparable draped and tailored creations of Charles James, along with exceptional shoes and accessories.
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- Best Choice - #2 Costumes Collections Museums
- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 93 Reviews
California Costumes Pilgrim Girl Child Costume, Large
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- Dress with Attached Apron and Collar, Pilgrim
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- Pilgrim Hat
A festive outfit for Thanksgiving. The Pilgrim Girl child costume includes a dress with attached apron and collar, and a bonnet. Shoes not included.
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- Best Choice - #3 Costumes Collections Museums
- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 40 Reviews
- Warranty: No Warranty
Vogue and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute: Parties, Exhibitions, People
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute exhibition is the most spectacular event of its kind. With subjects that both reflect the zeitgeist and contribute to its creation, each exhibition—from 2005’s Chanel, to 2011’s Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and 2013’s Punk—creates a provocative and engaging narrative attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors. The show’s opening-night gala, produced in collaboration with Vogue magazine and attended by the likes of Beyoncé, George Clooney, and Hillary Clinton, is regularly referred to as the Party of the Year.Covering the Costume Institute’s history and highlighting exhibitions of the 21st century curated by Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton, this book offers insider access of the first order. Anchored by photographs from the exhibitions themselves in tandem with the Vogue fashion shoots they inspired, it also includes images of exhibited objects and party photos from the galas. Drawn from the extensive Vogue archives, the featured stories showcase the photographs of icons such as Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, and Craig McDean; the vision of legendary Vogue editors like Grace Coddington and Tonne Goodman; and the knowledge and wit of writers such as Hamish Bowles and Jonathan Van Meter.
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- Best Choice - #4 Costumes Collections Museums
- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 41 Reviews
Puppet & Doll Making
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- Doll and Puppet making Tutorials and DIY
- Puppet Shows, Festival, Arts and
- Doll Collections, Procelain, Celebrity and
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- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 46 Reviews
Searching for Beauty: The Life of Millicent Rogers, the American Heiress Who Taught the World About Style
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- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 26 Reviews
The First Monday in May
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- Best Choice - #7 Costumes Collections Museums
- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 82 Reviews
Charles James: Beyond Fashion (Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover))
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"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. 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. 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. Featuring exciting new photography of the spectacular evening dresses James produced between 1947 and 1955, 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. A detailed and illustrated chronology of James’ life describes his magnetic personality, his unorthodox design processes, his colorful supporters—such as Salvador Dalí, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Cristobal Balenciaga—and profiles of a number of his famous clients, such as Gypsy Rose Lee. 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.
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- Best Choice - #8 Costumes Collections Museums
- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 38 Reviews
Classic Horror 4 Movie Pack: Five, The Mad Magician, Man Who Turned to Stone, Terror of the Tongs
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Enjoy Four Rare and Thrilling Films! Five(1951) Black and White 93 minutes Not RatedStarring: William Phipps, Susan Douglas, James Anderson, Charles Lampkin, Earl LeeWhen a nuclear bomb destroys the world, only five survivors remain. A pregnant woman, a philosopher, a black man, a banker and an explorer seek shelter in an abandoned house. As the last living human beings, they must work together. However, their clashing visions of the future could lead to their destruction. The Mad Magician(1954) Black and White 72 minutes Not RatedStarring: Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, John Emery, Donald Randolph, Lenita LaneGallico the Great, a magician and master of disguise, turns into a homicidal maniac when his manager closes his show and gives his tricks to a rival magician. No one is safe as he begins to take out his victims with the same methods he used to create his illusions. The Man Who Turned To Stone(1957) Black and White 71 minutes Not RatedStarring: Victor Jory, William Hudson, Charlotte Austin, Jean Willes, Ann Doran, Paul CavanaghWhen a new psychiatrist is hired at a women's prison, he and a social worker begin to puzzle over some recent suspicious deaths among the young inmates. The prison warden and doctor seem to be behind a centuries-old evil plot to steal the life force of young women to extend their own unnaturally immortal lives. The Terror of the Tongs(1961) Color 76 minutes Not RatedStarring: Christopher Lee, Yvonne Monlaur, Geoffrey Toone, Marne Maitland, Brian Worth, Ewen SolonA British sea captain seeks revenge from a gang of Hong Kong drug and slave traders, known as the Red Dragon Tong, for the death of his daughter. With the help of a former slave, they incite a riot to destroy the group.
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- Best Choice - #9 Costumes Collections Museums
- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 20 Reviews
California Costumes Colonial Man/Benjamin Franklin Child Costume, X-Large
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- Jacket with Attached Vest, Cravat, Knicker
- Jacket
- Knicker Pants
The Colonial Man child costume is good for dressing up as late 17th century historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin. Costume includes a jacket with attached vest, cravat, and knickers pants. Franklin Wig sold separately. Boots, socks, and glasses not included.
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- Best Choice - #10 Costumes Collections Museums
- Checked on 18/04/2023
- Based on 54 Reviews
- Warranty: No Warranty
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