Schiaparelli & Prada: Impossible Conversations (Metropolitan Museum, New York: Exhibition Catalogues)
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Graphic Design
Schiaparelli & Prada: Impossible Conversations (Metropolitan Museum, New York: Exhibition Catalogues) Details
Review The Metropolitan Museum of Art(05/10/12-08/19/12) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012-08-19)“A gorgeous companion volume.”—Sadie Stein, Paris Review (Sadie Stein Paris Review)“The catalogue pages offer an insightful look at the exhibition”—Artinfo (ArtInfo)“[A] handsome catalog”—The New York Times (The New York Times)“The must-have book of the season!”—Flare Magazine (Flare Magazine)“A masterpiece of an exhibition catalogue.”—Mediabistro (Mediabistro)“The reader will be bowled over.”—The Los Angeles Times (The Los Angeles Times)"A stimulating read."—Birmingham Post (Richard Edmonds Birmingham Post 2012-06-14)“The catalogue is just as brilliantly conceived as the show and visitors who do purchase a copy will be well-rewarded when they consider these women’s words without being elbowed by fellow museum-goers.”—Studio International (Studio International)“This volume begs to be read.” —Chicago Tribune (Chicago Tribune) Read more About the Author Harold Koda is curator in charge at The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Andrew Bolton is curator at The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Read more
Reviews
Another beautiful publication from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I've to admit I'm no Prada fan but I was attracted to this book on the prospect of having a chance to view some of Schiaparelli's beautiful creations.This attractive book exceeded my expectations, it is beautifully bound and loaded with artistic fashion photography.The photos present a mixture of clear archival images depicting Schiaparelli's elegant garments juxtaposed with colorful images from modern Prada collections. Each photo has captions revealing their respective dates.The text in the book is concise, there is a brief introduction at the beginning of the book, then there are several booklets scattered between the images and they reproduce several comments by both ladies explaining their sources of inspiration, techniques, and their approach to creative design. The booklets may also contain some small photos, close-ups, or sketches. The layout of those pamphlets is nice as they don't affect the beauty of the illustrations and they are printed on high-quality paper.This is a fine addition to any fashion and photography collection as it is both insightful and visually attractive.
