fashion

Hardcover. NY, Skira, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 168 pages. Yves Clerc, a French painter born in 1947, has ammassed a body of work of over 240 very large and colorful canvases. This publication presents about 100 of them, mostly dedicated to the interpretation of well-known portraits, but also to flowers in vases, "fashion accessories" such as handbags and shoes, nudes, stuffed animals, and adorned women with enormous gowns.

Hardcover. NY, Skira, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 168 pages. Yves Clerc, a French painter born in 1947, has ammassed a body of work of over 240 very large and colorful canvases. This publication presents about 100 of them, mostly dedicated to the interpretation of well-known portraits, but also to flowers in vases, "fashion accessories" such as handbags and shoes, nudes, stuffed animals, and adorned women with enormous gowns.

Softcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 192 pages, b&w and color photographs. Light edge wear to wrappers. Small sticker on rear cover, else a clean, tight copy. This book celebrates the first 20 years of Saint Laurent"s fashion house. The essays engage with: fashion & the psychology of art; Saint Laurent"s artist"s statement; a collage of inspiration; Paloma Picasso-Lomez"s, Marellla Agnelli"s and Catherine Deneuve"s eulogies; Duane Michals"s photo essay and an overview of his achievements to 1982.

Hardcover. NY, Merrell Publishing, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 240 pages. In the early twentieth century Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869?1933) was one of the busiest photographers in New York City, maintaining a fashionable studio on Fifth Avenue, exhibiting her distinctly modern portraits across America, Europe and Russia, and publishing work in many magazines. Her self-portraits also challenged traditional perceptions of female identity. This striking book celebrates Ben-Yusuf ?s achievement, showcasing a significant selection of her elegant and compelling portraits featuring prominent artistic and political figures of the day, including Lincoln Steffens, Edith Wharton, Elsie de Wolfe and Robert Henri.