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Bloom!

Bloom!

Martin, Richard, and Harold Koda

1995

32 pages

23 illustrations

This title is out of print.

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Table of contents

About the authors

Bloom

Botany

Fantasy

Fleurs du Mal

Metamorphosis

Plate Captions

Met Art in Publication

Waistcoat, linen, silk, metal, British — Waistcoat
British
1615–20

Robe à la française, silk, French — Robe à la française
French
1750–75

Dress, silk, French — Dress
French
ca. 1858

Dress, silk, cotton, American — Dress
American
ca. 1856

"May", House of Dior French, silk, French — "May"
spring/summer 1953

Ball gown, House of Balenciaga French, silk, steel, French — Ball gown
spring/summer 1948

Evening dress, Adolfo American, (a, b) silk; (c) cotton, nylon, American — Evening dress
1973–74

"Exploded Poppy", Isaac Mizrahi American, cotton pique, silk, leather, American — "Exploded Poppy"
spring/summer 1992

Evening dress, Valentino Italian, cotton, Italian — Evening dress
1968–69

Court suit, silk, French — Court suit
French
1774–93

Suit, silk, French — Suit
French
1774–92

"Delphos", Fortuny Italian, silk, silver, Italian — "Delphos"
Multiple artists/makers
1950–52

Evening coat, Fortuny Italian, silk, Italian — Evening coat
1930s

Evening dress, House of Worth French, silk, cotton, glass, French — Evening dress
1898–1900

Cocktail ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent French, silk, wool, French — Cocktail ensemble
fall/winter 1965–66

Evening stole, House of Givenchy French, silk, glass, French — Evening stole
1952

Hat, straw, silk, American — Hat
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 — "Sylvie"
Multiple artists/makers
spring/summer 1951

Gloves, silk, French — Gloves
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.