Bloom!

Bloom!

Martin, Richard, and Harold Koda
1995
32 pages
23 illustrations
6 x 9 in
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Bloom

Botany

Fantasy

Fleurs du Mal

Metamorphosis

Plate Captions

Waistcoat, linen, silk, metal, British
British
1615–20
Robe à la française, silk, French
French
1750–75
Dress, silk, French
French
ca. 1858
Dress, silk, cotton, American
American
ca. 1856
"May", House of Dior  French, silk, French
Design House House of Dior
Designer Christian Dior
spring/summer 1953
Ball gown, House of Balenciaga  French, silk, steel, French
Design House House of Balenciaga
Designer Cristobal Balenciaga
spring/summer 1948
Evening dress, Adolfo  American, (a, b) silk; (c) cotton, nylon, American
Designer Adolfo
Department Store Saks Fifth Avenue
1973–74
"Exploded Poppy", Isaac Mizrahi  American, cotton, silk, leather, American
Designer (a, b) Isaac Mizrahi
Designer (c, d) Manolo Blahnik
spring/summer 1992
Evening dress, Valentino S.p.A.  Italian, cotton, Italian
Design House Valentino S.p.A.
Designer Valentino
1968–69
Court suit, silk, French
French
1774–93
Suit, silk, French
French
1774–92
"Delphos", Fortuny  Italian, silk, silver, Italian
Multiple artists/makers
1950–52
Evening coat, Fortuny  Italian, silk, Italian
Design House Fortuny
Designer Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
1930s
Evening dress, House of Worth  French, silk, cotton, glass, French
Design House House of Worth
1898–1900
Cocktail ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent  French, silk, wool, French
Design House Yves Saint Laurent
Designer Yves Saint Laurent
fall/winter 1965–66
Evening stole, House of Givenchy  French, silk, glass, French
Design House House of Givenchy
Designer Hubert de Givenchy
1952
Hat, straw, silk, cotton, American
American
ca. 1868
"Sylvie", House of Dior  French, (a, b) silk<br/>(c) silk, leather<br/>(d) silk<br/>(e) silk, cotton<br/>(f, g) silk, French
Multiple artists/makers
spring/summer 1951
Gloves, silk, French
French
ca. 1938

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———. 1995a. Bloom: Exhibition Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 30 to August 20, 1995. New York: Metropolitan museum of art.