Bags (Victoria and Albert Museum)
$28.00
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2025
Summary
Bags: A History Unzipped
An impeccably researched and beautifully produced concise history of bags through the ages, with examples drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s remarkable collection.
From the hand-stitched embroidered purses of the 16th century, to the ‘make-do-and-mend’ bags of the war years and the rise of the ‘It’ bag in the 2000s, bags reflect the needs and desires of their users, as well as the changing attitudes to fashion. Focusing on t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500298022 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500298025 |
| Series: | Accessories |
| Author: | Claire Wilcox, Elizabeth Currie |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 490g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 157mm |
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About The Author
Claire Wilcox
Claire Wilcox is Senior Curator, Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the V&A and Professor in Fashion Curation, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.
Elizabeth Currie is a lecturer and author specializing in fashion and textiles. She was formerly a research fellow at the Royal College of Art and an assistant curator in the Fashion, Textiles and Furniture Department of the V&A.
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