Madame Grès : sculptural fashion.
- [Netherlands] : Hannibal Publishing, 2011.
- 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm still image sti unmediated n volume nc
MoMu welcomes and recomposes the retrospective of Madame Grès from Musée Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, which was presented in 2011 at the Musée Bourdelle in Paris--Preliminary page. This exhibition has been organized by the Executive Board of the Council of the Provence of Antwerp--Page 214. Texts by Didier Grumbach, Kaat Debo, Olivier Saillard, Laurent Cotta, and Alexandre Samson.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Didier Grumbach -- Introduction / Kaat Debo and Olivier Saillard -- Madame Grès : couture at work / Olivier Saillard -- Couture studio -- Photo studio -- The œuvre of Madame Grès : a story of sculpture / Laurent Cotta -- Drawings -- Biography 1903-1993 / Alexandre Samson.
Accompanies an exhibition at the MoMu Fashion Museum, Province of Antwerp from September - February 2013. A remarkable couturier, with a career spanning half a century, Madame Alix Grès (1903-1993) was known for using delicate pleats which turned ordinary fabric into Grecian-style. This is the first monograph of her extraordinary work. Madame Grès launched her design house under the name Grès in Paris in 1942. Formally trained as a sculptress, she produced haute couture designs for an array of fashionable women, including the Duchess of Windsor, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Dolores del Rio. Her signature was cut-outs on gowns that made exposed skin part of the design, yet still had a classical, sophisticated feel. She was renowned for being the last of the haute couture houses to establish a ready-to-wear line.