TY - BOOK AU - Wilcox,Claire ED - Victoria and Albert Museum. TI - The golden age of couture: Paris and London, 1947-57 SN - 9781851775200 (hbk.) U1 - 391 WIL PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - V&A KW - Couture KW - Fashion design KW - England KW - London KW - History KW - 20th century KW - France KW - Paris N1 - This book is published in conjuction with the exhibition The golden age of couture : Paris and London 1947-1957 at the V&A (22 September 2007-6 January 2008; Includes bibliographical references and index; Dior\'s golden age : the renaissance of couture / Claire Wilcox -- Inside Paris haute couture / Alexandra Palmer -- Material evidence : London couture, 1947-57 / Amy de la Haye -- Perfect harmony : textile manufacturers and haute couture, 1947-57 / Lesley Ellis Miller -- Dior and Balenciaga : a different approach to the body / Catherine Join-DiƩterle -- Cecil Beaton and his anthology of fashion / Hugo Vickers -- Intoxicated on images : the visual culture of couture / Christopher Breward -- The legacy of couture / Claire Wilcox ER -