December 26, 2010

Frocks that Rock

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This book came in Betsy's stocking and we thought it was worth sharing!  The London Design Museum has compiled a fun and interesting collection of famous dresses that have reached iconic statuses.  Perusing its pretty pages is like walking through the world's most exquisite closet.   Whether it's that little black dress, a flirty mini, that classic wrap dress, a goddess maxi, or that Chanel suit, chances are one of your favorite frocks was inspired by one of these iconic fashion breakthroughs.

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Coco Chanel's iconic suit

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The Queen of England's Coronation Dress
by Norman Hartnell

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Jackie Kennedy in Oleg Cassini

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Missoni's Bohemian breakthrough

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The Safari Dress by Yves Saint Laurent

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The Goddess Dress by Versace

7 comments:

kayce hughes said...

Sounds like a great book!

quintessence said...

What a wonderful little book - I'm definitely going to check it out!!

Laura Casey Interiors said...

I want to check out the book as well. These are all classics.

I Dream Of said...

Great book! I'd love to add it to my collection. Have a great week!
Jeanne

Hamptontoes said...

Looks like a book I'd love!

Kate from Party Resources said...

I love these images - especially the safari dress!

The Now said...

I got this book for Christmas and it is GREAT!! I was kind of surprised they used the picture of Amber Valetta in that Versace dress and not J-Lo.

xoxo E&A