Haute Couture

by Harold Koda, Richard Martin

Published to accompany a major exhibition at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this appealing book provides a lively survey of the history of haute couture from the formation of the House of Worth in mid-19th-century Paris to the major designers of the present day.

Genres: Fashion, Nonfiction, Art

118 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1995

About the author

Harold Koda (3 January 3, 1950) is an American fashion scholar, curator, and the former curator-in-chief of the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Reviews

[Phoenix · Rating 3 out of 5]

I give this three stars, mostly for a few photographic gems of Worth House dresses that I wouldn't have seen otherwise. It's a very thin book and if you're an avid fan of fashion, there's not much more you're going to learn about the history of Haute Couture that you haven't learned already. Likely, an okay introduction to the subject, but otherwise I'd recommend Fashion Show: Paris Style by Didier Grumbach and Pamela A. Parmal for a better essay on Haute Couture and its origins.

[Claudia Santos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Súper rápido de leer, precioso y directo al grano en cuanto a la descripción de las prendas; pero solo es eso.

[Aditya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank God most people associated with this are dead or dying

[Lisapins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous as a coffee table book, not really all that instructional.

[Mia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice coffee table book with beautiful photos, but nothing too educational or outstanding.

[Sanaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

girls only want one thing and it's pathetic (raiding MOMA costume center)