Bags

Victoria and Albert Museum

Claire Wilcox, Elizabeth Currie

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English

Thames & Hudson
17 April 2025

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Fashion & textiles: design

Series: Accessories

An impeccably researched and beautifully produced concise history of bags through the ages, with examples drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum's remarkable collection.

From the hand-stitched embroidered purses of the 16th century, to the 'make-do-and-mend' bags of the war years and the rise of the 'It' bag in the 2000s, bags reflect the needs and desires of their users, as well as the changing attitudes to fashion. Focusing on the V&A's world-famous collection, Bags tells the story of the bag from the earliest leather pouches through to today's covetable, luxury pieces.

By: Claire Wilcox
Contributions by: Elizabeth Currie
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 157mm,
ISBN: 9780500298022
ISBN 10: 0500298025
Series: Accessories
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 17 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Claire Wilcox is Senior Curator, Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the V&A and Professor in Fashion Curation, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. Elizabeth Currie is a lecturer and author specializing in fashion and textiles. She was formerly a research fellow at the Royal College of Art and an assistant curator in the Fashion, Textiles and Furniture Department of the V&A.