Bags (Victoria and Albert Museum)

$29.99

This book is not yet published, but will be available from January 2025.

ISBN: 9780500298022 Category:

Claire Wilcox

Description

An impeccably researched and beautifully produced concise history of bags through the ages, with examples drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s remarkable collection.

From the hand-stitched embroidered purses of the 16th century, to the ‘make-do-and-mend’ bags of the war years and the rise of the ‘It’ bag in the 2000s, bags reflect the needs and desires of their users, as well as the changing attitudes to fashion. Focusing on the V&A’s world-famous collection, Bags tells the story of the bag from the earliest leather pouches through to today’s covetable, luxury pieces.

Additional information

Weight 300 g
Dimensions 15.7 x 22.7 cm
Publisher name Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication date 16 January 2025
Number of pages 160
Format Paperback / softback
Contributors Contributions by Elizabeth Currie
Dimensions 15.7 x 22.7 cm
Weight 300 g
Claire Wilcox is Senior Curator, Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the V&A and Professor in Fashion Curation, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. Elizabeth Currie is a lecturer and author specializing in fashion and textiles. She was formerly a research fellow at the Royal College of Art and an assistant curator in the Fashion, Textiles and Furniture Department of the V&A.