Hardcover. New York , Rizzoli, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Gilt stamped black cloth. The complete history of the legendary Pirelli Calendar. Launched in 1963 to a privileged shortlist of customers, the quality and creativity of Pirelli's photographers have made the limited-edition calendar a paradigm of the genre and a coveted collector's item. This volume contains all the calendars published since 1964--including the 1997 edition photographed by Richard Avedon--for a total of 264 full color images. Small chunk gone from rear of dust jacket. 407 pages.
Hardcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art/Yale University Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. Exhibition catalog with 180 illustrations, 158 in full color. Measures 12x14.5 inches. Introduction by Nancy J. Troy and contributions by Mary E. Davis, Caroline Evans, Jared Goss, Heather Hess, Caroline Rennolds Milbank, and Kenneth E. Silver. Paul Poiret (French, 1879-1944) dominated haute couture in the first decade of the twentieth century. The catalogue features photographs of a number of garments by Paul Poiret, as well as pochoir prints by graphic artists, who created deluxe albums of Poiret's designs for his elite clients.
Hardcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. This special volume presents a visual timeline of Ralph Lauren's remarkable history as a lifestyle innovator. Lauren's unparalleled ability to seamlessly blend fashion and the home is illustrated with the groundbreaking designs and innovative use of materials that have distinguished the home collection since its inception in 1983: menswear-inspired Oxford Cloth bedding that required the creation of special looms and took two years to refine; the sleek RL-CF1 chair, crafted of carbon fiber and inspired by Lauren's McLaren F1 racecar; and an appreciation for a timeworn, weathered aesthetic, as exemplified in the iconic Writer's Chair with its hand-burnished leather and rich patina. Historic achievements such as the opening of his first New York City flagship on Madison Avenue - which invited guests to experience the complete World of Ralph Lauren in a residential environment - and his renowned restaurants that offer the epitome of gracious hospitality, demonstrate the magnitude of Ralph Lauren's influence on the worlds of lifestyle design and hospitality. The timeline is complete with quotes from distinguished members of the design world and prominent figures of our culture including Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and architecture critic Paul Goldberger. Ralph Lauren's signature ability to create transportive environments begins with his private homes that inspire his iconic lifestyle collections. Ralph Lauren: A Way of Living offers an in-depth look at all the places Lauren calls home, from a sprawling ranch in Colorado and an island retreat in Jamaica, to a Fifth Avenue penthouse overlooking Manhattan's Central Park, a seaside home in Montauk and a country estate in Bedford. Lauren's homes are deeply personal expressions of his vision for living; captivating imagery is complemented by essays and descriptions written in his own words that intimately express the meaning of home and share inspiration and anecdotes for each residence. The photos of Lauren's captivating homes are followed by a celebration of Ralph Lauren Home's lifestyle collections - cinematic worlds that are brought to life with iconic imagery showcasing Lauren's pioneering lifestyle approach and all-encompassing home collection. DUE TO WEIGHT. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. New York, Harper Design, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 158 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to edges.
Hardcover. Hatje Cantz Publishers, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Text is in English and German. Oversized hardcover issued without a dust jacket. Cover has faint wear to corners and edges. Inside is bright and clean, 210 b&w photographs throughout. This handsomely illustrated volume reproduces fine vintage prints from Relang's early reportage career and from the height of her days as a documenter of style, while also providing valuable insight into the historical background of her work.
Hardcover. London, Merrell Publishing, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 254 pages illustrated with 85 color and 100 b&w plates. Essays by William Ewing and Adelheid Rasche. In publisher's shrinkwrap. A lavishly illustrated retrospective of one of the greatest international fashion photographers. From the 1950s until his death in the crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996, Puhlmann worked with most of the top models, stylists and designers in the fashion industry. Features arresting portraits of Isabella Rossellini, Cindy Crawford, Cheryl Tiegs, Mel Gibson, Calvin Klein, Jerry Hall, Naomi Sims and many others.
Hardcover. NY, Flammarion, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 360 pages. From high-society balls and fashion shoots to portraits of artists and scenes from urban life in France, this handsome volume--which features an open spine binding so that it lays flat to show off the photographs to their best advantage--showcases Doisneau's best photographs for Vogue Paris. Celebrated photographer Robert Doisneau worked for Vogue from 1949 until 1965, illustrating a postwar France filled with a renewed zest for life. His little-known images of haute couture featured models like Brigitte Bardot and Bettina, who he photographed in the studio and out on the streets. He chronicled the members of the cafe society in their stately homes and at glamorous costume galas, dancing the night away. Best known for his humanist approach, he masterfully captured scenes from everyday life--from the grace of a wedding procession over a footbridge to the petulance of a child impatient for cake. Doisneau's photographs captured the spirit of the era and featured celebrities like Karen Blixen, Picasso, Colette, and Jean Cocteau, as well as jazz musicians, movie stars, and humble craftsmen at work. Legendary Vogue editor in chief Edmonde Charles-Roux's personal homage to the photographer--who was her friend and colleague--offers intimate insight into the man behind the camera, as complex and beautiful as the people and places he immortalized.
Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 202 pages. color and b&w illustrations. Italian couturier Roberto Capucci (b. 1930) is revered by contemporary fashion designers for his innovative silhouettes and masterful use of color and materials. Capucci refers to his creations as "studies in form," and draws inspiration from a multitude of sources, including art, architecture, and nature. This beautifully illustrated book, the companion to the first exhibition of Capucci's work in the United States, examines his career from the 1950s to the present in the context of the rise of Italian fashion.
Hardcover. US, The Curated Collection, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 224 pages. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. A visual journey of over 300 photographs with fashion's most cutting-edge photographers, designers and stylists exposes the ominously beautiful obsession with the bad boy aesthetic and reveals what draws us into the darkness, providing a daring testament to the love affair with the gloomy, sultry side of Rock 'n' Roll. Divided into five chapters that explore the different dark sides of high fashion: Dark Angel, Vamp Glam, Tribal Nomad, Hard Rock, and Future Punk.
Hardcover. US, The Curated Collection, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 224 pages. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. A visual journey of over 300 photographs with fashion's most cutting-edge photographers, designers and stylists exposes the ominously beautiful obsession with the bad boy aesthetic and reveals what draws us into the darkness, providing a daring testament to the love affair with the gloomy, sultry side of Rock 'n' Roll. Divided into five chapters that explore the different dark sides of high fashion: Dark Angel, Vamp Glam, Tribal Nomad, Hard Rock, and Future Punk.
Hardcover. NY, powerHouse, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages. Acclaimed photographer Larry Fink's behind-the-scenes photographs from the fashion shows in Milan, New York, and Paris, Fink's distinctive take of the perversely unusual world of fashion teases, baits, and whets our morbid fascination with its glamour with humor and style like no other photographer possibly could. B&w photos throughout.
Hardcover. New York, PowerHouse, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Black & white photography by Larry Fink. Introduction by Guy Trebay. Unpaignated. A collection of black and white photographs set in and around the fashion industry. Clean. tight copy.
Hardcover. Milan/London, Skira/Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 192 pages. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. This book is the catalogue of an exhibition that took place at the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art (29 March-7 May 2008) to celebrate the eighty-year anniversary of the company. Photographs, sketches, and drawings explore design processes and showcase shoes, handbags, and accessories --a magnificent selection of fashion works embodying social and cultural changes over time. Illustrated with b&w and color photos. Includes bibliography and three essays.
Hardcover. New York, Rizzoli International Publications, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 202 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Extensive color photographs throughout. Introduction by Liz Smith. Related articles laid-in. Light shelf wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. With former New York Times fashion editor Morris, fashion designer Scaasi looks back over his glittering career. Born Arnold Isaacs, the son of a Montreal fur merchant, he first made his mark in 1955 when, at the age of 20, he revolutionized the American fashion industry with luxurious imported fabrics and dramatic designs featuring almond-shaped coats and split-level jackets. Changing his name to Scaasi (Isaacs spelled backwards), he quickly rose to fame, first with ready-to-wear creations and later with extravagant couture for women willing to spend $6000 -$20,000 for a dress-stars such as Joan Crawford, Barbra Streisand and Elizabeth Taylor; socialites Charlotte Ford, Blaine Trump and Brooke Astor. First ladies from Mamie Eisenhower to Barbara Bush have been dressed by him. Replete with 100 color photographs of models and celebrities wearing the designer's exuberant clothes, this lavish book, which includes brief descriptions of Scaasi's working methods and accounts of his friendships with his affluent clients, provides a tantalizing glimpse of the world of high fashion.
Hardcover. Boston, MFA Publications , 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 192 pages in color and b&w Barbra Streisand, Natalie Wood, Arlene Francis, Diahann Carroll, Joan Rivers, Mamie Eisenhower, Barbara Bush, Louise Nevelson... What these women have in common is that all were dressed by Scaasi. From his meteoric rise on Seventh Avenue in the late 1950s through his heyday in the boom decade of the 1980s, Arnold Scaasi has remained one of the most distinctive and successful designers in American fashion. With his signature combination of elegance, flamboyance, surprising colors and fabrics, and finely honed craftsmanship, Scaasi is both a bold American original and a couturier in the grand European tradition. Arnold Scaasi: American Couturier presents the best of Scaasi's fashions in a handsomely packaged, fluidly organized volume. Alongside sumptuous portraits of more than three dozen outfits, the book features numerous period photographs; sketches, notes and clippings from Scaasi's personal archives, most of them never before published; and interviews with Scaasi's famous clients, such as Joan Rivers, Mary Tyler Moore and Diahann Carroll, conducted specifically for this volume. A feast for fashion watchers and design aficionados alike, American Couturier contains all the glamour and thrill that for decades have been synonymous with the Scaasi label. Clean copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 2nd pr., 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust. B&w photos by Scavullo of top models along with their beauty secrets. Clean copy.
Hardcover. US, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012-06-05, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 324 pages, 175 color illustrations. Hardcover, like new in publishers shrink-wrap.
Hardcover. New York , Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 324 pages, 175 color illustrations. Hardcover, like new in publishers shrink-wrap. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York from May 10 to August 18, 2012.
Hardcover. UK, ACC Editions, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial bpards. Felicity Green brought a new, original voice and look to the fashion pages of the '60s' Daily Mirror. For the first time in newspaper history she created fashion pages designed to appeal to both sexes as the circulation soared to more than 5 million copies a day. Great pictures, great photographers, top designers, top models - Felicity made these Swinging '60s fashion stories FUN! bringing the glamor and style of glossy magazines to the Mirror. These award-winning pages broke the fashion mould and captured the stellar time when London fashion conquered the world. Under Felicity Green's by-line comes stories of the stars of the '60s - they're all talking in this original book: Mary Quant, Barbara Hulanicki, Vidal Sassoon, Twiggy, Terry O'Neill, and a sparkling foreword by Barbara Hulanicki, of Biba fame, tells the story of a fashion collaboration/friendship whose gingham dress made fashion history. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.
Schiffer Publishing, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 272 pages illustrated in color. Explore fashion history with legs at center stage--from the dawn of civilization through current-day trends. This book examines society's role in moving hemlines and in shaping "legcentric" traditions throughout history. What has changed or stayed the same in the course of fashion eras? How have legs appeared in dance, sport, performance, pageantry, and conventional or outre outfits? Find out how athletics, depictions in literature and art, and motifs in advertising and films reflect our changing times. Discover the styles, attitudes, customs, sex appeal, socially acceptable postures and walks, and more in this comprehensive view of leg fashions through the ages. Enjoy fashions from the waist down through 319 striking images explained in their historical context.
Hardcover. NY, Welcome Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in a die-cut slipcase. an outrageous imaginary collection of botanical shoes and accessories created by photographer and artist Michel Tcherevkoff. Each virtual shoe and handbag is amazingly crafted out of numerous photographs of a single plant or flower. 96 pages.
Softcover. US, Pepin Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 287 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Text in French, German and English. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. SHOE LUST contains a stunning collection of the best and most extraordinary modern shoe designs. Included are profiles and interviews with cutting-edge designers from all over the world.
Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers, 1st US, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red covers with gilt on spin, front cover, 232 pages. Salvatore Ferragamo traces his life's adventures from his origins as a village shoemaker to founding what would become a major global fashion brand. B&w photos. Clean copy, no dust jacket.