the concise dictionary of dress
The Concise Dictionary of Dress
Judith Clark, Adam Phillips
Photography by Norbert Schoerner
Violette Editions in association with Artangel and the Victoria & Albert Museum (2010)
Designed by Studio Frith
Hardback, 136 pages
79 colour and b/w illustrations
24.5 x 18.5 cm (h x w)
This book examines the nature of dictionaries, archives and dress curation, and adds a stunning visual essay recording two overnight tours through an Artangel-commissioned exhibition at Blythe House.