Marcel Rochas
Designing French Glamour
Published on 20. April 2015
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-2-08-020207-9 (ISBN)
Description
The first fashion monograph dedicated to Marcel Rochas, a key twentieth-century women's wear designer, written by his daughter.
Marcel Rochas (1902-1955) left an enduring legacy on the world of fashion, inspiring a range of contemporary designers. In this illustrated biography, Sophie Rochas provides an intimate first-hand account of her father, providing insights into his talents as an innovative designer, revered socialite, attentive parent, and demanding husband.
Rochas's trademark designs included exaggerated shoulders, the wasp-waisted bodice, a strapless girdle that defined the female silhouette of the 1940s and 1950s, his Sirene gown, the surrealist Oiseau dress, and the signature perfume Femme. His myriad creations were favored, both on-screen and off, by Hollywood starlets including Carole Lombard, Marlene Dietrich, and Mae West.
This monograph includes rare family photographs, portraits by the great fashion photographers, as well as Rochas's iconic perfume bottles, style inspirations, and most significant creations, which have since become milestones in the history of women's wear.
Marcel Rochas (1902-1955) left an enduring legacy on the world of fashion, inspiring a range of contemporary designers. In this illustrated biography, Sophie Rochas provides an intimate first-hand account of her father, providing insights into his talents as an innovative designer, revered socialite, attentive parent, and demanding husband.
Rochas's trademark designs included exaggerated shoulders, the wasp-waisted bodice, a strapless girdle that defined the female silhouette of the 1940s and 1950s, his Sirene gown, the surrealist Oiseau dress, and the signature perfume Femme. His myriad creations were favored, both on-screen and off, by Hollywood starlets including Carole Lombard, Marlene Dietrich, and Mae West.
This monograph includes rare family photographs, portraits by the great fashion photographers, as well as Rochas's iconic perfume bottles, style inspirations, and most significant creations, which have since become milestones in the history of women's wear.
Reviews / Votes
"Marcel Rochas was without question ground-breaking as well as an innovator on many levels. Ms. Rochas offers an almost encyclopedic accounting of her father's professional and personal lives. . . . Not only are the photographs proof of the designer's prowess, but the text is equally compelling and informative. . . . Ms. Rochas delivers a gift of history to those of us who never seem to get enough background on the topic of fashion and the designers who made it great."-NY JOURNAL OF BOOKS
"It's part family album, part archive, and full of French glamour.
-W MAGAZINE.COM
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Paris
France
Publishing group
Editions Flammarion
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout
Dimensions
Height: 317 mm
Width: 248 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
2231 gr
ISBN-13
978-2-08-020207-9 (9782080202079)
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Marcel Rochas was an architectural fashion designer whose legacy includes the perfume Femme. During his thirty year career, he opened two couture houses and shaped the course of fashion.
Sophie Rochas worked at Elle in the early 1960s, decorated the Elysee-Matignon, and was head costume designer in the film industry.
Francis Hammond's photographs have been published in Martha Stewart Living, Elle Decor, and numerous Flammarion books including Intimate Chanel (2011), Jean Patou: A Fashionable Life (2013), and A Day at Versailles (2014).
Olivier Saillard is the director of the Musee Galliera in Paris. He is the author of numerous books on fashion including Paris Haute Couture (Flammarion, 2012) and has curated many exhibitions consecrated to master fashion designers such as Kenzo, Christian Lacroix, Sonia Rykiel, and Alaia.
Sophie Rochas worked at Elle in the early 1960s, decorated the Elysee-Matignon, and was head costume designer in the film industry.
Francis Hammond's photographs have been published in Martha Stewart Living, Elle Decor, and numerous Flammarion books including Intimate Chanel (2011), Jean Patou: A Fashionable Life (2013), and A Day at Versailles (2014).
Olivier Saillard is the director of the Musee Galliera in Paris. He is the author of numerous books on fashion including Paris Haute Couture (Flammarion, 2012) and has curated many exhibitions consecrated to master fashion designers such as Kenzo, Christian Lacroix, Sonia Rykiel, and Alaia.