Elizabethan gowns? Renaissance finery and Fortuny pleats? as well as elaborate headpieces? cascading flowers and exquisite footwear? are all part of Isabelle de Borchgrave's oeuvre. The companion volume to a major museum survey? this book highlights three of de Borchgrave's most beloved series: Papiers a la Mode and the Fortuny and Medici collections. A special section focuses on the making of a new work inspired by a portrait in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Full-colour illustrations of her historically inspired works reveal the painstaking detail that goes into each piece and the whimsical magic that transforms a simple material into the most luxurious of garments. Broad in its appeal? this lovely volume will fascinate anyone interested in fashion? costume history? paper? and design.Hardback | 104 pages222 x 266 x 16mm | 739.35g40602PRESTELMunich? GermanyEnglish