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Starred Review on June 1, 2017 | Well Turned Out
Ribeiro's (emeritus, history of dress, Courtauld Inst. of Art, London) complete and engaging narrative addresses the history of clothes seen through European art from 1600 to 1914. She demonstrates how fashion portrayed in paintings might be altered by the artist while still communicating information about the style of a specific period or revealing truths about the figures depicted. Presented chronologically yet also thematically, the book begins with an explora...Log In or Sign Up to Read More