Threads of Power – Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen

A New York Times best art book of 2022Traces the history of lace in fashion from its sixteenth-century origins to the present  Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen offers a look at one of the world’s finest collections of historical lace. It traces the development of European lace from its emergence in the sixteenth century to the present, elucidating its important role in fashion. The book explores the longstanding connections between lace and status, addressing styles in lace... Zobrazit více