Featuring some of the most important garments from the past 200 years-each piece, in and of itself, an innovative contribution to costume history-this book will appeal to a fashion audience as well as to Tilda Swinton's large fan base. The Impossible Wardrobe and Other Couture is an exquisitely illustrated examination of the influence of fashion through iconic pieces, as conceived by Olivier Saillard and interpreted by Tilda Swinton in three groundbreaking exhibitions.

Author Biography

Tilda Swinton is an actress and model. She has appeared in such critically acclaimed films as Orlando, I Am Love, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performances in The Deep End and We Need to Talk About Kevin. Swinton won the Academy Award in 2007 for her performance in Michael Clayton. Olivier Saillard is director of Palais Galliera, the Paris Museum of Fashion. A renowned fashion historian, he is an author and has curated many successful exhibitions including Christian Lacroix, Fashion Stories (Art Deco Museum, Paris) and Andy Warhol and Fashion (Museum of Fashion, Marseille).