Thea Porter's Scrapbook
$76.06
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
17 October 2018
Summary
For nearly two decades, from 1966, Thea Porter created clothes made from sumptuous fabrics that drew inspiration from a view of the exotic Middle East. Combining richly-patterned silks with antique fabrics, her clothes were a must for music and film stars such as Pink Floyd, Crystal Gayle, Elizabeth Taylor and Barbra Streisand. Fashion magazines all over the world featured her latest styles and Thea became a key member of the innovative group of British designers which included Ossie Clark, Z…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911604563 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1911604562 |
| Author: | V. Porter |
| Publisher: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 646g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“The whole book is a great slice of fashion history.”
“The whole book is a great slice of fashion history.” –Alexandra Shulman, former editor-in-chief, British Vogue; “A captivating book…Porter’s writing resembles her designs – it is often…a sensual patchwork…Like a wardrobe overflowing with wondrous clothes, the book is stuffed with photographs and paintings” Kate Kellaway, The Observer
About The Author
V. Porter
Venetia Porter is Assistant Keeper (Curator) Islamic and Contemporary Middle East Department, British Museum. She has a degree in Arabic and Persian from the University of Oxford, an M. Phil in Islamic Art and a Ph. D from the University of Durham. Venetia Porter was the co-author with Laura McLaws Helms of Thea Porter Bohemian Chic (2015).
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