{"product_id":"india-in-fashion-9780847871100","title":"India in Fashion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndia in Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e explores the beautiful and sophisticated history and aesthetics of traditional Indian fashion, dress, and textiles and their profound impact on European and American fashion from the eighteenth century to today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis intoxicating and visually rich volume—with texts by experts from India, Europe, and North America—is published to accompany a major exhibition that celebrates the long historical contributions that Indian dress, textiles, and embroidery have had on Western fashion. From the introduction of chintz dressmaking fabrics in the eighteenth century to the early nineteenth-century vogue for light Indian fabrics, paisleys, and \u003ci\u003echikan\u003c\/i\u003e embroideries to larger realities of empire and cultural appropriation, this volume features paintings, fashion magazine editorials, and portraits of influential people who championed Indian style throughout history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraditional hues of brilliant royal blue, marigold, and fuchsia; intricate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new book, \u003ci\u003eIndia in Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e (Rizzoli), edited by \u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003eGlobal Editor at Large and World of Interiors Editor in Chief Hamish Bowles, explores the nation’s sartorial legacy in vivid, expansive and captivating form. It illustrates a deep impact often unnoticed or distorted by the lens of colonialism while bringing to life a wealth of gorgeous design stories from the seventeenth century to today.\" —W MAG","brand":"Rizzoli International Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528207442263,"sku":"9780847871100","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847871100.jpg?v=1731870800","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/india-in-fashion-9780847871100","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}