The Red Dress

by Valerie Steele

Written by renowned fashion authority Valerie Steele, this beautiful volume is a visual celebration of the red dress throughout fashion history. It provides an informative, entertaining discussion of the power of red in our culture and in fashion, then showcases over eighty stunning dresses, from medieval attire to the latest looks on the catwalk. Uniquely designed page after page, The Red Dress presents these distinctive dresses in an elegant and varied blend of four-color photographs and illustrations by the world's foremost artists, fashion photographers, and illustrators. In addition to featuring the work of the world's top designers, it also includes paintings, lithographs, vintage advertisements, and magazine covers--all stellar examples of how the red dress has captured the popular imagination for centuries.

Filled with vibrant imagery from all walks of fashion past and present, this definitive book is the first of its kind to pay tribute to the glamour, mystery, and dynamism of this style classic.

Featuring the work of the world's finest fashion designers, photographers, and illustrators, this elegant volume celebrates the eternal magnificence of the seductive and sophisticated red dress throughout fashion history.

Genres: Fashion, Sewing

96 pages, Hardcover

First published October 5, 2001

About the author

Valerie Steele is director and chief curator and Melissa Marra is associate curator of education and public programs, both at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.

Reviews

[Raquel · Rating 4 out of 5]

More like an essay about the color red in fashion and culture, with wonderful art/photos/collages. Read it for research for a story I wrote for Forbes about red-soled shoes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/raquella...

[Lore · Rating 3 out of 5]

The history in photographs of the red dress' evolution. A little more text to accompany would have been nice and a little insight into the study of what red means in cultures and so on.