The intricately handcrafted paper fashions of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave will astound readers with their artistry, creativity, and resemblance to the finest couture designs. Elizabethan gowns, Renaissance finery and Fortuny pleats, as well as elaborate headpieces, cascading flowers and exquisite footwear, are all part of Isabelle de Borchgrave's oeuvre. The companion volume to a major museum survey, this book highlights three of de Borchgrave's most beloved series: Papiers a la Mode and the Fortuny and Medici collections. A special section focuses on the making of a new work inspired by a portrait in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Director's Foreword

 JOHN E. BUCHANAN, JR.

Fashioning History

 JILL D'ALESSANDBO

Plates

Papiers a la Mode

Fortuny

The Medici

Neapolitan Woman

Catalogue of the Exhibition

Suggested Further Reading