{"product_id":"9781907804403","title":"Ingenue to Icon: 70 Years of Fashion from the Collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarjorie Merriweather Post was one of America's most powerful women, a director of General Foods, Inc., philanthropist, patriot, and internationalist, with a keen interest in art, and a magnificent wardrobe collected over seventy years. \u003ci\u003eIngenue to Icon\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully illustrated new volume dedicated to Post's love of fashion and how she used it to create her unique style: the luxurious, embroidered dresses; exquisite shoes dyed to match her gowns; and fabulous jewels that defined her style offer glimpses into a life of exceptional elegance and wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePost worked closely with fashion designers across Europe and the United States to create her distinctly elegant appearance over the course of her adult life. More than just a catalog of her wonderful evening gowns, \u003ci\u003eIngenue to Icon\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates a spectacular collection of costume, combining numerous images of accessories—shoes, hats, handbags, fans and parasols, and related portraits and photographs of Post wearing them—with a wealth of printed ephemera and personal letters, to put them in context. Four chronological chapters chart the progression of Post's development into an icon of elegance during a century of huge change in fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to all those interested in fashion and style of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanies a major exhibition \u003ci\u003eIngenue to Icon: 70 Years of Fashion from the Collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post\u003c\/i\u003e , June 2, 2015 – January 17, 2016, Hillwood Museum \u0026amp; Gardens, Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D Giles Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047376142576,"sku":"9781907804403","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781907804403_p0.jpg?v=1763619551","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781907804403","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}