Lesley Ellis Miller Books
Cristobal Balenciaga 1895 1972
"The Spanish couturier Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972) has become a legendary figure in the history of 20th-century fashion. Based on new archival research in France, Spain and Britain, this book...
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Selling silks
"In 1764, British Customs confiscated a book containing hundreds of silk samples of different qualities from French agents who were attempting to sell them illegally in London. The merchant's sampl...
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Balenciaga
Revered by his contemporaries and subsequent fashion designers, Christóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972) represented the pinnacle of haute couture in the 1950s and 60s. His exquisite craftsmanship and pio...
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Princely treasures
By Sarah Medlam, Lesley Ellis Miller
The V&A has one of the world's greatest collections of 17th- and 18th-century European decorative art. Eighty masterpieces from this magnificent collection, acquired and used by rulers of power, we...
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