{"product_id":"dressed-to-kill-isbn-9780847834136","title":"Dressed to Kill","description":"This lavish volume invites the reader into the glamorous fashions of the 1920s. Virginia, a renowned antique clothing shop in London, has been a go-to for fashion designers, models, stylists, and fashionistas for years. With its carefully curated selection of perfectly preserved heirloom dresses, coats, lingerie, and accessories, Virginia’s rare clothing is collected by designers for inspiration and by serious clothing collectors (both museum curators as well as celebrities).  This stunning volume highlights the best of the collection, scaling the heights of Jazz Age fashion with chapters on sequined dresses, cocktail wear, bridge coats, opera coats, evening jackets, and house coats. Through sumptuous still-life photographs of the clothes and opulent film-set interiors, Dressed to Kill invites readers into a magical world. The rare and precious beaded dresses, feathered capes, and silky kimonos are beautifully documented, highlighting the craftsmanship and ornamentation of the pieces. Historical information is accompanied by guidelines for the care of antique clothing. With essays by leading fashion authorities, this is a must-have book for collectors, connoisseurs, and those who believe in evening style.\"It's the closest most will get to museum-worthy historical fashion.\" ~\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eWith pieces drawn from Virginia's private collection, this title is brimming with flapper dresses, bridge coats and feathered capes and highlights the dazzling fashion of the 1920's\" ~\u003ci\u003eBall Harbour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eVirginia's, a London vintage-clothing shop, is spotlighted in this lavish volume, which features the jazziest of the famed outlet's Jazz Age ensembles. Craftsmanship is the focus as intricately embroidered coats shimmy alongside fringed flapper frocks in a worthy tribute to fashion's glory days.\" ~\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Bates\u003c\/b\u003e was an actress before opening her eponymous shop in 1972. She writes a regular blog for Vogue.com UK. \u003cb\u003eDaisy Bates\u003c\/b\u003e is an actress and Virginia’s daughter. \u003cb\u003eSuzy Menkes\u003c\/b\u003e is fashion editor for the International Herald Tribune. \u003cb\u003eStephen Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is a haute couture milliner. \u003cb\u003eDaphne Guinness\u003c\/b\u003e is a fashion writer, muse, and collector of haute couture. \u003cb\u003eNaomi Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e is a model and collector of haute couture. \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Venville \u003c\/b\u003eis a photographer and director.","brand":"Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304259113189,"sku":"NP9780847834136","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847834136.jpg?v=1767725712","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dressed-to-kill-isbn-9780847834136","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}