An Eye For Couture

In this stunning book, one of the world's leading Asian art dealers reveals her passion project—collecting French haute couture from the twentieth century and telling the stories of the women who wore them.

Francesca Galloway's collection spans the great period of French haute couture and fashion, built over a period of thirty-five years, with more than one hundred pieces-from evening gowns to hats and shoes. It includes an outstanding group by the luminary Paul Poiret and important pieces by, among others, Jeanne Lanvin, Gabrielle Chanel, Madeleine Vionnet, Sonia Delaunay, Elsa Schiaparelli, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Paco Rabanne and Yohji Yamamoto.