Over 100 Trendy Fashion Books

Over 100 Trendy Fashion Books

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Title: Fashion Designers A-Z

Fashion masterpieces: Defining designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their most remarkable works From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, a century ...
Author(s): Valerie Steele Suzy Menkes
ISBN 13: 9783836526708
Pages: 652
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Title: Survey of Historic Costume

Survey of Historic Costume, 6th Edition, is the best-selling introduction to Western dress from the ancient world through the twenty-first century. Each chapter presents social, cross-cultural, environmental, geographic, and artistic influences on clothing. With visuals, illustrated tables, and in-depth discussions, readers come to recognize recurring themes and concepts and understand the role of dress from a diverse, global perspective. The new edition features more than 1,000 full-color photographs and illustrations, a new feature that examines global dress, and a fully updated chapter on the twenty-first century.
Author(s): Phyllis G. Tortora;Sara B. Marcketti
ISBN 13: 9781628921670
Pages: 720
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Title: Face Paint

Along with the glamorous trappings, this is also about women's history and the ways in which we can understand their story through the prism of make-up.
Author(s): Lisa Eldridge
ISBN 13: 9781419717963
Pages: 240
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Title: Comfort and Glory

This volume showcases 115 quilts—nearly one-quarter of the Winedale Collection—through stunning color photographs (including details) and essays about each quilt's history and construction.
Author(s): Katherine Jean Adams
ISBN 13: 9781477309186
Pages: 352
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Title: African Catwalk

This book examines the emerging African fashion industry, celebrating a vibrant, colorful and unexpected view of the African continent. Photographer Per-Anders Pettersson documents the emerging African fashion industry in exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs. From 2010 to 2015 he has visited about sixteen countries, more than forty fashion events, and gotten exclusive access to many designers on the continent.
Author(s): Per-Anders Pettersson
ISBN 13: 9783868286601
Pages: 160
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Title: Slim Aarons: Women

The book presents the women who most influenced Aarons's life and work--and the other remarkable personalities he photographed along the way, including Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, Diana Vreeland, and Marilyn Monroe, all featured in ...
Author(s): Slim Aarons Laura Hawk
ISBN 13: 9781419722424
Pages: 240
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Title: Cecil Beaton at Home

Cecil Beaton at Home focuses on two homes dear to Beaton's heart--Ashcombe House, near the Wiltshire village of Tollard Royal, and Reddish House, located in Broad Chalke, another village in the same county--as well as London's Pelham Place ...
Author(s): Andrew Ginger
ISBN 13: 9780847848775
Pages: 368
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Title: Vanity Fair 100 Years

Author(s): Graydon Carter
ISBN 13: 9781419708633
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Title: Christian Louboutin

An extraordinary monograph created by Christian Louboutin, renowned for his beautifully crafted handmade shoes, in particular his elegantly sexy stilettos. This stunning volume, with a fanciful and intricate pop-up, an elaborate foldout cover, and dramatic still-life photography, evokes the artistry and theatricality of Louboutin's shoe designs.
Celebrated for his vertiginously high stilettos with their signature lacquer-red soles, Louboutin has achieved cult status with celebrities as well as fashionistas. His eclectic and exotic designs, often incorporating feathers, beads, and sequins, are a constant and dramatic presence on the red carpet and in nightclubs and restaurants the world over.
Louboutin's first book, this monograph highlights the extraordinary range of his couture, from his iconic and glamorous creations to his fetishistic pieces, including his collaborations with David Lynch, meant more for the bedroom than the street. New photography captures Louboutin's artistic sensibilities, while an in-depth interview reveals Louboutin's life, travels, and inspirations, presenting a very personal look at the man behind the shoes.
A work of art in itself, with a five-piece foldout binding and a pop-up, Christian Louboutin is an enticing and revelatory look at the most important luxury shoe designer of our day.
The book is divided into six chapters. The first chapter covers Louboutin's biography, his start as a designer from his work for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent to his first boutique in 1992, and his early creations and influences illustrated with many never-seen-before photos from his personal archives; chapter two features the Louboutin boutiques around the world showcasing the varied and extravagant interior designs and displays; chapter three is "20 years of design" and highlights his shoe designs from over the years with all-new still-life photography, as well as editorial art; chapter four features the spectacular interiors of Louboutin's homes in Paris and Luxor, Egypt, and behind-the-scenes shots from his studios and workshops; chapter five focuses on his creative collaborations with David Lynch, of a series called "Fetish," of limited-edition shoes by Louboutin and limited-edition photos by Lynch; chapter six is a complete catalogue raisonne of his work, with photos of all 120 shoe designs.

Author(s): Louboutin, Christian , Garcia, Philippe , Reinhardt, Eric
ISBN 13: 9780847836512
Pages: 304
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Title: Allegra Hicks: An Eye for Design

Author(s): Allegra Hicks
ISBN 13: 9780810995734
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Title: Vogue: The Editor's Eye

Vogue: The Editor’s Eye celebrates the pivotal role the fashion editor has played in shaping America’s sense of style since the magazine’s launch 120 years ago. Drawing on Vogue’s exceptional archive, this book focuses on the work of eight of the magazine’s legendary fashion editors (including Polly Mellen, Babs Simpson, and Grace Coddington) who collaborated with photographers, stylists, and designers to create the images that have had an indelible impact on the fashion world and beyond. Featuring the work of world-renowned photographers such as Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, and Annie Leibovitz and model/muses, including Marilyn Monroe, Verushka, and Linda Evangelista, The Editor’s Eye is a lavishly illustrated look at the visionary editors whose works continue to reverberate in the culture today.

Praise for Vogue: The Editor's Eye:

Selected in “Guide to coffee table books as holiday gifts.” —Associated Press

“What makes a great fashion image? A new book, The Editor’s Eye, celebrates the work of Vogue’s boundary-pushing fashion editors.” —Vogue

Vogue: The Editor’s Eye is the perfect gift book for anyone with an interest in fashion or photography or brilliant book design. No electronic tablet yet created can duplicate the sheer visual pleasure of paging through this gorgeous book.” —Connecticut Post

“Told via in-depth interviews with each of these visionaries, Vogue: The Editor’s Eye gives a glimpse into the process, proving that the magazine’s cutting-edge fashion spreads are as much about editorial point of view as they are about model-photographer-designer collaboration.” —BookPage.com

Vogue: The Editor’s Eye tells how the vision, creativity (and let’s not forget lavish budgets) possessed by eight fashion editors from 1947 to the present have produced the striking layouts that are the magazine's signature.” —The Denver Post

Author(s): Conde Nast
ISBN 13: 9781419704406
Pages: 416
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Title: Fabric for Fashion

A useful glossary defines key terminology. The book will be useful for anyone who works with fabrics and is the ideal companion to the Fabric for Fashion book.
Author(s): Clive Hallett Amanda Johnston
ISBN 13: 9781780672335
Pages: 88
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Title: Nasty Galaxy

Nasty Galaxy is Amoruso's newest life bible, approaching style, music, philosophy, and advice in the same way #GIRLBOSS approached business--unconventionally. Oversized and in full color, this is the newest, coolest, must-have accessory.
Author(s): Sophia Amoruso
ISBN 13: 9780399174889
Pages: 272
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Title: Around That Time

This book introduces this work to a new generation of design, decorating, and visual art professionals, academics, and enthusiasts.
Author(s): Valentine Lawford Horst P. Horst Ivan Shaw Hamish Bowles
ISBN 13: 9781419722240
Pages: 384
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Title: Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs

Looks at the two men most responsible for the success of the Louis Vuitton brand.
Author(s): Pamela Golbin
ISBN 13: 9780847837571
Pages: 308
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Title: Yves Saint Laurent

One of the most distinctive and influential designers of the second half of the twentieth century, Yves Saint Laurent takes his place in the pantheon of French couturiers, alongside Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jeanne Lanvin. Yves Saint Laurent, the first comprehensive retrospective of his life’s work, will accompany an exhibition of some 250 garments from the collection of the Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent at the Petit Palais in Paris.
Author(s): Florence Chenoune;Farid Muller
ISBN 13: 9780810996083
Pages: 388
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Title: Peter Lindbergh - A Different Vision on Fashion Photography

Author(s): Thierry-Maxime Loriot, Peter Lindbergh
ISBN 13: 9783836552820
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Title: American Beauty

Photographed by Vogue alumna Claiborne Swanson Frank, American Beauty features over 100 portraits of quintessentially American women such as Lily Aldridge, Solange Knowles, and Jenna Lyons—each of whom possesses an original blend of grit, grace, glamour, and gravitas that echo far beyond the pages of this oversize hardcover.

Author(s): Claiborne Swanson Frank
ISBN 13: 9781614280507
Pages: 208
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Title: Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War

This explosive narrative reveals for the first time the shocking hidden years of Coco Chanel’s life: her collaboration with the Nazis in Paris, her affair with a master spy, and her work for the German military intelligence service and Himmler’s SS.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was the high priestess of couture who created the look of the modern woman. By the 1920s she had amassed a fortune and went on to create an empire. But her life from 1941 to 1954 has long been shrouded in rumor and mystery, never clarified by Chanel or her many biographers. Hal Vaughan exposes the truth of her wartime collaboration and her long affair with the playboy Baron Hans Günther von Dincklage—who ran a spy ring and reported directly to Goebbels. Vaughan pieces together how Chanel became a Nazi agent, how she escaped arrest after the war and joined her lover in exile in Switzerland, and how—despite suspicions about her past—she was able to return to Paris at age seventy and rebuild the iconic House of Chanel.

 

Author(s): Hal Vaughan
ISBN 13: 9780307475916
Pages: 336
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Title: Gloss

This book, the first monograph on von Wangenheim's career, contains over two hundred provocative and iconic images from this tumultuous era, including never-before-seen outtakes from memorable shoots with such supermodels as Christie ...
Author(s): Mauricio Padilha Roger Padilha Steven Klein
ISBN 13: 9780847845002
Pages: 288
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Title: J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist

One of the most prolific and successful artists of the Golden Age of American Illustration, J. C. Leyendecker captivated audiences throughout the first half of the 20th century. Leyendecker is best known for his creation of the archetype of the fashionable American male with his advertisements for Arrow Collar. These images sold to an eager public the idea of a glamorous lifestyle, the bedrock upon which modern advertising was built. He also was the creator instantly recognizable icons, such as the New Year’s baby and Santa Claus, that are to this day an integral part of the lexicon of Americana and was commissioned to paint more Saturday Evening Post covers than any other artist.

 

Leyendecker lived for most of his adult life with Charles Beach, the Arrow Collar Man, on whom the stylish men in his artwork were modeled.

 

The first book about the artist in more than 30 years, J. C. Leyendecker features his masterworks, rare paintings, studies, and other artwork, including the 322 covers he did for the Post. With a revealing text that delves into both his artistic evolution and personal life, J. C. Leyendecker restores this iconic image maker’s rightful position in the pantheon of great American artists.

Author(s): Laurence S. Cutler
ISBN 13: 9780810995215
Pages: 256
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Title: 365 Days of Shoes Picture-A-Day Wall Calendar 2017

It’s the obsessive calendar for the obsessive shoe lover, packed with day after day of head-turning style. There’s Jerome C. Rousseau’s vivid beaded peep-toe bootie. A fur-lined pump from Manolo Blahnik. Aperlaï’s suede fringe stiletto. Plus more shoes—the avantgarde, the whimsical, the sophisticated, the sexy, the one-of-a-kind, the utterly showstopping—from Giuseppe Zanotti, United Nude, Stuart Weitzman, and other top designers. It’s like looking in your closet and discovering a glamorous new pair for every day of the year. Adapted from Linda O’Keeffe’s international bestseller Shoes.
Author(s): Workman Publishing
ISBN 13: 9780761188568
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Title: Tim Walker Pictures (Alternative edition)

This is an alternative edition - slightly reduced in trim size but absolutely unabridged - of the 2008 classic, now out of print. This stunning new edition offers us a privileged glimpse into Walker's artistic process. It is a comprehensive overview that features a wide array of sketches, contact sheets, Polaroids, and source materials normally hidden within the photographer's studio. The evocative images are rich with textured nuance and intriguing details. Walker gives full reign to his playful side and intersperses collages among the photographs.
Author(s): Tim Walker
ISBN 13: 9783832733285
Pages: 368
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Title: Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People

This unique book of thirty-six spectacular houses and gardens—whose owners come from the worlds of fashion, music, art, and society—draws not only on stories that have appeared in the pages of Vogue and Vogue Living over the past two decades but also on images that have never before been published. Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People takes you to these style-makers’ private realms around the world, captured by such celebrated photographers as Miles Aldridge, Cecil Beaton, Jonathan Becker, Eric Boman, Oberto Gili, François Halard, Horst P. Horst, Annie Leibovitz, Sheila Metzner, Mario Testino, Tim Walker, and Bruce Weber, among many others. Their dazzling photographs bring to life interiors and exteriors, modern and classical, that are both inspiring and transporting. Writers like Hamish Bowles, Joan Juliet Buck, Dodie Kazanjian, Eve MacSweeney, Julia Reed, Marina Rust, and Vicki Woods take us behind the scenes to give us an intimate view of the owners and how they live.

Here are Madonna’s romantic rural retreat in the depths of the English countryside and the Oscar de la Renta’s coral-stone Palladian mansion on the coast of the Dominican Republic; Michael and Eva Chow’s epic Los Angeles manse and shoe maestro Christian Louboutin’s magical houseboat on the Nile; Donna Karan’s Zenlike Manhattan aerie and legendary tastemaker Marella Agnelli’s enchanted villa and gardens in the Palmeraie of Marrakesh; Julian and Olatz Schnabel’s operatic downtown loft and childrenswear designer Rachel Riley’s miniature château on the Loire; celebrated landscape gardener Fernando Caruncho’s innovative Spanish gardens and Houghton, David Cholmondeley’s magnificent English stately home; Janet de Botton’s idyllic Provençal estate; and four decades of Karl Lagerfeld’s endlessly surprising houses, both innovative and palatial.

Lavishly illustrated in full color, Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People is an irresistible voyage through some of the world’s most beautiful and private gardens and interiors.

Author(s): Hamish Bowles
ISBN 13: 9780307266224
Pages: 400
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Author(s): Zena Alkayat
ISBN 13: 9781452150246
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Title: Irving Penn

An accessible overview of the work of legendary American photographer Irving Penn Famous for his fashion portraits and experimentation with still life images, Irving Penn (1917-2009) ranks as one of the foremost photographers of the 20th ...
Author(s): Merry Foresta
ISBN 13: 9780300214901
Pages: 240
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Title: Dior, from Christian Dior to RAF Simons

Original photography and insightful text illuminate the House of Dior, including 150 of its most beautiful haute couture dresses by Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferre and John Galliano.
Author(s): Farid Chenoune
ISBN 13: 9781614284345
Pages: 400
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Title: Harper's Bazaar: Greatest Hits

Harper’s Bazaar is America’s longest-running fashion magazine, revered for its style-setting contributions to fashion, photography, and graphic design. Under the direction of Glenda Bailey in this decade, the magazine has maintained its position as a prominent cultural icon. Bailey is known for commissioning dazzling visual features that frame fashion in the context of contemporary pop culture and aesthetics. Shot by well-known photographers and featuring supermodels and supercelebrities, Bazaar’s fashion photography is always beautiful—and entertaining. Harper’s Bazaar: Greatest Hits is a collection of more than 300 photographs that chronicle the best fashion of our time. A celebration of fashion, a romp through a riotous and eventful decade, and a banquet of contemporary imagery, Harper’s Bazaar: Greatest Hits is also a glamorous object in itself.

Praise for Harper's Bazaar

“So if you love pop culture and you love fashion, you'll want to pick up a copy of Harper’s Bazaar: Greatest Hits, a new book that’s packed with both.”
—Cosmopolitan.com

“The images, taken by some of the world’s greatest photographers, are awe-inspiring.”
—ARTINFO

“It’s been 10 years since editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey took the reins at Harper’s Bazaar, and the magazine is celebrating the milestone with a splashy coffee table book. Harper’s Bazaar: Greatest Hits (Abrams) illustrates Bailey and creative director Stephen Gan’s tenure through more than 300 colorful images, organized chronologically. The mag’s memorable moments also include essays from luminaries like Patti Smith and our own Arianna Huffington, who wrote about the politics of fashion prior to the 2008 presidential election.”
—Stylelist.com

“This book is a fashion lover’s dream.” 
—WhoWhatWear.com

 

Author(s): Glenda Bailey
ISBN 13: 9781419700705
Pages: 320
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Title: The Big Book of Chic

The Big Book of Chic gives a glimpse into the inspiration that fuels Redd, and focuses on the pleasures of living life in a beautiful way.
Author(s): Miles Redd
ISBN 13: 9781614280613
Pages: 300
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Title: Chanel

Author(s): Francois Baudot;Francoise Aveline
ISBN 13: 9782843235184
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Title: Chanel and Her World: Friends, Fashion, and Fame

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883?1971) is a fashion icon unlike any other. She invented modern clothing for women: at the height of the Belle Époque, she stripped women of their corsets and feathers, bobbed their hair, put them in bathing suits, and sent them out to get tanned in the sun. She introduced slacks, costume jewelry, and the exquisitely comfortable suit. She made the first couture perfume—No. 5—which remains the most popular scent ever created. In this beautiful volume, the glorious life of the incomparable Coco Chanel shines again through hundreds of illustrations and the lively prose of Edmonde Charles-Roux, her official biographer and close friend. Chanel knew and collaborated with the likes of Picasso, Diaghilev, Stravinsky, Cocteau, Jean Renoir, and Visconti—even as she matched their modernist innovations by liberating women from the prison of 19th-century fashion and introducing a whole new concept of elegance. The staggering collection of photographs amassed by the author over decades of friendship with Chanel sheds new light on one of the great stories of the modern age.

 

 “A model pictorial biography.” ~ New York Times
 
“This Chanel biography is as elegantly turned out as its subject.” ~ The Washington Post
 
“This lavish photo tome brings depth to Chanel’s sleek façade while revealing the fascinating woman behind it.” ~ W
 
“Edmonde Charles-Roux (is) one of (Chanel’s) best biographers.” ~ The New Yorker
 
“There have been many books about Chanel, but this is the great classic.” ~ Art of the Times
 
“This beautiful volume contains hundreds of photographs and lively prose by its author, Edmonde Charles-Roux.” ~ American Salon
 
“Provides insight into the development of her sense of style and underscores the timelessness of her vision.” ~ Veranda

Author(s): Edmonde Charles-Roux
ISBN 13: 9780865651593
Pages: 384
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Title: Alexander Mcqueen: Savage Beauty

Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs, revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture, and technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections and extravagant runway presentations, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art.

Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized by The Costume Institute, this stunning book includes a preface by Andrew Bolton; an introduction by Susannah Frankel; an interview by Tim Blanks with Sarah Burton, creative director of the house of Alexander McQueen; illuminating quotes from the designer himself; provocative and captivating new photography by renowned photographer Sølve Sundsbø; and a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen.

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty celebrates the astounding creativity and originality of a designer who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion.

Author(s): Andrew Bolton
ISBN 13: 9780300169782
Pages: 240
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Title: kate spade new york - all in good taste

Author(s): Kate Spade New York
ISBN 13: 9781419717871
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Title: Isaac Mizrahi

A landmark survey of the work of Isaac Mizrahi, a trailblazing and influential American fashion designer, artist, and entrepreneur Beginning with Isaac Mizrahi's first fashion collection, which debuted to critical acclaim in 1986, and ...
Author(s): Chee Pearlman Ulrich Lehmann Kelly Taxter Lynn Yaeger
ISBN 13: 9780300212143
Pages: 236
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Title: Study of Pose

In Study of Pose, Sebring and Rocha have documented 1,000 unique poses—theatrical, vibrant, elegant, dramatic, and unlike anything the fashion or art worlds have seen before.
Author(s): Coco Rocha Steven Sebring
ISBN 13: 9780062328144
Pages: 2032
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Title: History of Modern Design

Filling the gap for an extensively illustrated history of modern design, this introduction provides a balanced chronological survey of decorative arts, industrial design and graphic design from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. Focusing on the appreciation of design as a creative activity, as well as an enterprise conditioned by economic, technological and social history, Raizman includes the study of products and furnishing designed for mass consumption, and examines the social context for the democratization of culture.

Author(s): David Raizman
ISBN 13: 9780205728503
Pages: 432
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Title: Vanity Fair 100 Years

Author(s): Graydon Carter
ISBN 13: 9781419708633
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Title: Tom Ford

Tom Ford has become one of fashion's great icons. In the past decade, he transformed Gucci from a moribund accessories label into one of the sexiest fashion brands in the world. His designs have increased sales at Gucci tenfold and have helped build the Gucci brand into the luxury goods conglomerate that it is today. Ford brought a hard-edged style synonymous with 21st century glamour to his clothes, and Hollywood sat up and took note.

This book is a complete catalogue of Ford's design work for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent from 1994 to 2004. It chronicles not only Ford's clothing and accessories designs for both houses, but also explores Ford's grand vision for the complete design of a brand, including architecture, store design, and advertising.

Tom Ford features more than 200 photographs by Richard Avedon, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Terry Richardson, Craig McDean, Todd Eberle, and numerous other photographers including many previously unpublished images.

Published to coincide with his departure from Gucci, this book has been created with Ford's full cooperation and every page reflects his exceptional taste. It is Ford's testament to a career of singular moments reinventing the boundaries of style and sensuality in clothing.

Author(s): Bridget Foley,Tom Ford
ISBN 13: 9780847826698
Pages: 416
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Title: Manus × Machina

Featuring 90 astonishing pieces, ranging from Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s iconic tweed suit to Karl Lagerfeld’s 3-D-printed version, and from Yves Saint Laurent’s bird-of-paradise dress to Iris van Herpen’s silicone adaptation — ...
Author(s): Andrew Bolton Nicholas Alan Cope
ISBN 13: 9781588395924
Pages: 248
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Title: Vogue: The Covers

Since its first cover on December 17, 1892, Vogue has had people talking. Vogue: The Covers chronicles the extraordinary images that have reflected—and transformed—the world of style for more than 120 years. More than 300 of the most beautiful, provocative, and fashion-forward covers ever produced are highlighted alongside the history and stories behind the covers themselves. Organized in chronological order by decade, Vogue: The Covers begins with the illustrated covers from the magazine’s inception in 1892 and spans the 20th century to the present day, charting the evolution of fashion, art, culture, and photography for the past 120 years. Featuring the work of influential artists—Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, Steven Meisel, Annie Leibovitz, and Mario Testino—the book is a stunning celebration of the magazine and its unparalleled influence.
Author(s): Dodie Kazanjian
ISBN 13: 9780810997684
Pages: 272
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Title: Kate: The Kate Moss Book

Created by Kate Moss herself, in collaboration with creative director Fabien Baron, Jess Hallett, and Jefferson Hack, this book is a highly personal retrospective of Kate Moss’s career, tracing her evolution from “new girl with potential” to one of the most iconic models of all time.

KATE: The Kate Moss Book will be released with eight unique covers, shot by Mario Testino, Corinne Day, Inez & Vinoodh, Craig McDean, Mert & Marcus, David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, and Juergen Teller and will be shipped to customers at random. 
 
Kate Moss began modeling as a teenager and achieved recognition when photographs of her shot by Corinne Day appeared in British magazine The Face. She made her so-called “waif” mark as a counterpoint in the 90s to then-dominant, Amazonian supermodels like Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and Linda Evangelista, and, with countless international magazine covers and fashion features, and campaigns for brands including Calvin Klein, Chanel, Bulgari, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, and Longchamp, has remained one of fashion’s most enduring and influential forces.
 
Moss’s magic has been captured by the world’s leading photographers, and this volume spans the entirety of her unparalleled career, from model to fashion designer, and muse to icon. Told through images that Moss has personally selected, KATE shows the influence of her collaborations with top photographers and artists over the last two decades, and clearly demonstrates why her career has had, and continues to have, such incredible longevity.

Photography by Arthur Elgort, Corinne Day, Craig McDean, David Sims, Hedi Slimane, Inez & Vinoodh, Juergen Teller, Mario Sorrenti, Mario Testino, Mert & Marcus, Nick Knight, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh, Roxanne Lowit, Steven Klein, Terry Richardson and others
 
Including many ‘never-before-seen’ images from her own archives and those of the illustrious photographers with whom she has worked, KATE is a must-have for anyone interested in one of the most iconic models in the history of fashion media and modern culture.  

Author(s): Kate Moss
ISBN 13: 9780847837908
Pages: 368
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Title: Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was undoubtedly the most influential fashion designer of the 20th century. Her clothes and accessories have remained perennially chic, and her legendary fashion house continues to exert a powerful sway over today's designers. Jérôme Gautier tells the story of Chanel's iconic style through hundreds of images, many taken by the leading lights of fashion photography, including Richard Avedon, Gilles Bensimon, Patrick Demarchelier, Horst P. Horst, Annie Leibovitz, Man Ray, Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, and Ellen von Unwerth. This innovative volume pairs classic and contemporary photographs, placing fashion plates from Chanel's time alongside those by the house's designer-in-chief, Karl Lagerfeld. For instance, Cecil Beaton's portrait of Chanel appears alongside Lagerfeld's image of Cate Blanchett emulating her, and a classic plate by Henry Clarke flanks an arresting shot by Juergen Teller. 

Through these dazzling photographs, Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style identifies key elements that have defined Chanel's style for generations, such as jersey and tweed, formerly considered menswear fabrics, and the little black dress, which transformed a hue previously reserved for mourning into a statement of elegance. Pearls were her staple, and she often embellished outfits with her signature camellia. Eleven chapters compare the original forms of these enduring trademarks with their later expressions over the years and to the present day, letting the vocabulary of Chanel's style speak for itself.

Author(s): Jerome Gautier
ISBN 13: 9780300175660
Pages: 304
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Title: Infashion: Fun! Fame! Fortune!

Author(s): Stone, Elaine
ISBN 13: 9781609012229
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Title: Focus

Focus probes the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of more than a dozen of fashion photography’s greatest visionaries: Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Melvin Sokolsky, Bert Stern, David Bailey, Bill King, Deborah Turbeville, Helmut ...
Author(s): Michael Gross
ISBN 13: 9781476763460
Pages: 416
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Title: Around That Time

This book introduces this work to a new generation of design, decorating, and visual art professionals, academics, and enthusiasts.
Author(s): Valentine Lawford Horst P. Horst Ivan Shaw Hamish Bowles
ISBN 13: 9781419722240
Pages: 384
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Title: Take Ivy

Described by The New York Times as, “a treasure of fashion insiders,” Take Ivy was originally published in Japan in 1965, setting off an explosion of American-influenced “Ivy Style” fashion among students in the trendy Ginza shopping district of Tokyo. The product of four sartorial style enthusiasts, Take Ivy is a collection of candid photographs shot on the campuses of America’s elite, Ivy League universities. The series focuses on men and their clothes, perfectly encapsulating the unique academic fashion of the era. Whether lounging in the quad, studying in the library, riding bikes, in class, or at the boathouse, the subjects of Take Ivy are impeccably and distinctively dressed in the finest American-made garments of the time.

Take Ivy is now considered a definitive document of this particular style, and rare original copies are highly sought after by “trad” devotees worldwide. A small-run reprint came out in Japan in 2006 and sold out almost immediately. Now, for the first time ever, powerHouse is reviving this classic tome with an all-new English translation. Ivy style has never been more popular, in Japan or stateside, proving its timeless and transcendent appeal. Take Ivy has survived the decades and is an essential object for anyone interested in the history or future of fashion.

Author(s): Teruyoshi Hayashida
ISBN 13: 9781576875506
Pages: 142
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Title: Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion

Dressing the Man is the definitive guide to what men need to know in order to dress well and look stylish without becoming fashion victims.

Alan Flusser's name is synonymous with taste and style. With his new book, he combines his encyclopedic knowledge of men's clothes with his signature wit and elegance to address the fundamental paradox of modern men's fashion: Why, after men today have spent more money on clothes than in any other period of history, are there fewer well-dressed men than at any time ever before?

According to Flusser, dressing well is not all that difficult, the real challenge lies in being able to acquire the right personalized instruction. Dressing well pivots on two pillars — proportion and color. Flusser believes that "Permanent Fashionability," both his promise and goal for the reader, starts by being accountable to a personal set of physical trademarks and not to any kind of random, seasonally served-up collection of fashion flashes.

Unlike fashion, which is obliged to change each season, the face's shape, the neck's height, the shoulder's width, the arm's length, the torso's structure, and the foot's size remain fairly constant over time. Once a man learns how to adapt the fundamentals of permanent fashion to his physique and complexion, he's halfway home.

Taking the reader through each major clothing classification step-by-step, this user-friendly guide helps you apply your own specifics to a series of dressing options, from business casual and formalwear to pattern-on-pattern coordination, or how to choose the most flattering clothing silhouette for your body type and shirt collar for your face.

A man's physical traits represent his individual road map, and the quickest route toward forging an enduring style of dress is through exposure to the legendary practitioners of this rare masculine art. Flusser has assembled the largest andmost diverse collection of stylishly mantled men ever found in one book. Many never-before-seen vintage photographs from the era of Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, and Fred Astaire are employed to help illustrate the range and diversity of authentic men's fashion. Dressing the Man's sheer magnitude of options will enable the reader to expand both the grammar and verbiage of his permanent-fashion vocabulary.

For those men hoping to find sartorial fulfillment somewhere down the road, tethering their journey to the mind-set of permanent fashion will deliver them earlier rather than later in life.

Author(s): Alan Flusser
ISBN 13: 9780060191443
Pages: 320
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Title: Love Style Life

Infused with her Left Bank-sensibility, the eclecticism of her adopted city of New York, and the wild, passionate spirit of her native Corsica, the book is a backstage pass behind fashion's frontlines, peppered with Garance's French-girl ...
Author(s): Garance Dore
ISBN 13: 9780812996371
Pages: 272
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Title: Helmut Newton

Author(s): June Newton
ISBN 13: 9783836517300

Title: Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture

Author(s): Louis Vuitton, Emmanuel Hermange (Contributions by), Simon Castets (Contributions by), Jill Gasparina (Contributions by), Taro Igarashi (Contributions by)
ISBN 13: 9780847833382
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Title: Smithsonian Fashion

Tracing the evolution of fashion — from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today — Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing.

Containing everything you need to know about changing fashion and style — from ancient Egyptian dress to Space Age Fashion and Grunge — and information on icons like Marie Antoinette, Clara Bow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Alexander McQueen, Fashion catalogs the history of what people wear, revealing how Western fashion has been influenced by design from around the world and celebrating costume and haute couture.

Fashion will captivate anyone interested in style — whether it's the fashion-mad teen in Tokyo, the wannabe designer in college, or the fashionista intrigued by the violent origins of the stiletto and the birth of bling.

ISBN 13: 9780756698355
Pages: 480
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Title: The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory: A Guide to Fabrics' Properties, Characteristics, and Garment-Design Potential


This valuable materials directory for professional dressmakers and fashion designers is also a good reference source for students of fashion design, as well as for those who make their own garments. The author points out the best fabrics for creating specific garments, explaining how each fabric's qualities make it suitable for various items of apparel. Knowing which fabrics can support a structured silhouette is fundamental to fashion design, and this book explains the use of stiff or crisply textured fabrics for tailored garments, as well as soft textured fabrics for rounded forms. Ornamentation is also discussed, and includes advice on how to work with different fabrics to create what author Gail Baugh classifies as opulent, simple, and in-between decorative effects. The book's additional features include:
  • Fiber characteristics charts
  • Weave charts and knit charts with fabric names and photos
  • A glossary of terms and definitions
  • Lists of textile suppliers, online stores, and study resources

This directory of textiles and their uses is profusely illustrated with more than 500 color photos.

Author(s): Gail Baugh
ISBN 13: 9780764146282
Pages: 320
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Title: Dior Couture

Dior is one of the most revered names in fashion, the archetype of the Parisian couture house. Famous for launching the “New Look,” Christian Dior’s landmark first collection that marked a sea change in women’s dress after the Second World War, Dior is known today for its exquisite couture line of dramatic dresses. 

This book comprises a portfolio of portraits of over one hundred incredible gowns from the entire era of Christian Dior haute couture, including dresses designed by Dior himself. All of the images were shot by Patrick Demarchelier, known for his exquisite fashion portraits that grace the pages of Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and many other magazines. 

Author(s): Patrick Demarchelier
ISBN 13: 9780847838028
Pages: 239
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Title: Yves Saint Laurent Style: Style


In collaboration with Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent.


Yves Saint Laurent’s signature style intertwines references from the art world with those of popular culture and social revolution. Since its establishment in the 1960s by the designer and Pierre Bergé, the Yves Saint Laurent haute couture house has redefined femininity, creating arguably the most famous (and sexiest) suit for women, “Le Smoking” tuxedo, and innovative collections with names such as Pop Art, Ballet Russes, and Picasso.


 


This retrospective book is the first to cover the forty years of Yves Saint Laurent and highlights the inventive character of the designer’s work. Over 160 of his finest designs and accessories, all taken from the Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent collection, are presented. The book is the companion volume to an exhibition that will travel to The Montreal Museum of Fine Art and the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

Author(s): Foundation Pierre Berge - Yves Saint Laurent
ISBN 13: 9780810971202
Pages: 258
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Title: Lauren Conrad Beauty

Whether she's in front of the camera or behind the scenes, style icon Lauren Conrad has spent years learning from the pros and perfecting her look, and now she's sharing all her beauty secrets.

In her first guide dedicated exclusively to beauty, Lauren covers everything you need to know to maximize your own beauty potential. From tips for creating a strong foundation and maintaining healthy skin and hair through diet, exercise, and all-around wellness to everyday makeup techniques and tricks of the trade for special-occasion looks, Lauren Conrad Beauty provides the advice you've been waiting for. Lauren's personal anecdotes and illustrated step-by-step lessons for makeup, hair, and nails will have you looking great for day or night.

Author(s): Lauren Conrad
ISBN 13: 9780062128454
Pages: 276
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Title: 100 Years of Fashion

This book documents in pictures the most exciting and diverse period in fashion: from 1900 to today, covering high society, uniforms, sportswear, streetwear, and couture. It will appeal to everyone with an interest in fashion as well as students Over 400 photographs and illustrations, many published for the first time, tell the stylish story of a fashion revolution.
Author(s): Cally Blackman
ISBN 13: 9781856697989
Pages: 400
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Title: Fashion

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Author(s): Kyoto Costume Institute
ISBN 13: 9783836557191
Pages: 648
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Title: Reigning Men

"This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015, organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and made possible by the Wallis Annenberg Director's Endowment Fund.
Author(s): Sharon Sadako Takeda Clarissa M. Esguerra Kaye Durland Spilker
ISBN 13: 9783791355207
Pages: 272
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Title: Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury Updated Edition

The first in depth portrait of one of the world's best known luxury brands, this elegant volume traces the remarkable history of the House of Vuitton, which has been making practical but stylish luggage, handbags and accessories for more ...
Author(s): Paul-Gerard Pasols;Pierre Leonforte
ISBN 13: 9781419705564
Pages: 560
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Title: Emilio Pucci

Emilio Pucci (1914-1992) had a passion for women, a visionary sense of style, and an eye for color and design. With these talents he created a fashion house unlike any other. By the early ’50s his boutique on the isle of Capri was catering to wealthy sophisticates, heiresses and movie stars buying his "Capri pants", silk scarves and lightweight separates. By the end of the decade, Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe were wearing his dresses, and by the mid-60s the label was synonymous with the gilded lifestyle of an international jetset. Today, the house remains as vibrant as ever – Victoria Beckham, Elizabeth Hurley, and Kylie Minogue are adherents.
Author(s): Vanessa Friedman
ISBN 13: 9783836536202
Pages: 416
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Title: Balenciaga

Author(s): Marie-Andree Jouve
ISBN 13: 9782843236242
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Title: Hiroshi Fujiwara

The first monograph on the "godfather of streetwear," this book pays homage to Hiroshi Fujiwara's influence on contemporary fashion, music, and design.
Author(s): Hiroshi Fujiwara Eric Clapton Hidefumi Ino
ISBN 13: 9780847842391
Pages: 231
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Title: Undercover

The first comprehensive book on the work of Jun Takahashi of UNDERCOVER, an icon of Harajuku streetwear and the presumptive heir to the heavy mantle of Japanese deconstruction.
Author(s): Jun Takahashi
ISBN 13: 9780847848102
Pages: 256
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Title: About Time

Aimed at collectors, watch enthusiasts, and anyone with an interest in fashion, the book ranges from in-depth looks at specific models, including classics and contemporary timepieces, to overviews of pilot s watches, diver s watches, and ...
Author(s): Ivar Line
ISBN 13: 9780764349058
Pages: 240
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Title: Alexander McQueen

First published by V&A Publishing to accompany the exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in 2015 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London.
Author(s): Claire Wilcox
ISBN 13: 9781419717239
Pages: 352
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Title: Coco Chanel

Interspersed with historical anecdotes and famous quotes from Coco herself, Karl Lagerfeld and other key fashion icons of the era, this book is an elegant and immersive introduction to the moments that shaped Coco and the iconic Chanel ...
Author(s): Megan Hess
ISBN 13: 9781743790663
Pages: 208
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Title: Brilliance and Fire

The reasons why, and how, sparkle—with intimate, historical, authoritative detail—all through Bergstein’s sweeping tale of the destructive and restorative powers of beauty, and our love affair, even obsession, with this enigmatic rock ...
Author(s): Rachelle Bergstein
ISBN 13: 9780062323774
Pages: 384
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Title: Antonio Lopez: Fashion, Art, Sex, and Disco

The first complete monograph on Antonio Lopez, the influential Warholian fashion illustrator of the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s.
Best known for dazzling illustrations in Women’s Wear Daily, Vogue, the New York Times, Interview, and for high fashion labels, Antonio Lopez (1943–1987) was a force majeur in the fashion world for three decades. In the ‘60s, Lopez’s vibrant illustrations helped usher youth culture into the pages of magazines, setting a new, free-flowing, sexually liberated standard for fashion imagery. Living in Paris during the 70s with his creative partner Juan Ramos, Lopez launched the modeling careers of Jerry Hall, Grace Jones, and Jessica Lange among others, worked with design royalty like Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent, and cultivated a soigné nightlife persona in the blistering-hot underground clubs of Paris.  Returning to New York City in 1976, Antonio documented the sexy influence of athletic-wear, puffy, down coats, and break-dancing style, inspiring such designers as Norma Kamali and Anna Sui. 
Widely recognized during this period as the world’s most influential fashion illustrator, Antonio’s work took on a deeper, more sculptural dimension in the 80s, richly detailed, with a vivid palette, and heroic proportions and poses.  So deft and varied in his expression, Antonio Lopez simultaneously executed campaigns for labels as diverse as Norma Kamali, YSL, Valentino, Missoni, and Versace—an unprecedented feat in a highly competitive industry.
The prolific Lopez produced an incredible number of drawings, illustrations, paintings, photographs, and fantastic mixed-media journals, and this book showcases his most iconic works, as well as never-before-seen Instamatic photos, behind-the-scenes Polaroids, letters, and ephemera which, together, provide an understanding of the career trajectory of an extraordinarily talented artist, and convey Antonio Lopez’s enduring influence on fashion today.
"I’m from the generation that came to New York to meet their idols. In my case it was Andy Warhol and Antonio Lopez." —Anna Sui

Author(s): Roger Padilha
ISBN 13: 9780847837922
Pages: 304
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Title: The Aloha Shirt - Spirit of the Islands

Author(s): Dale Hope, Gerry Lopez, Greg Tozian, Yvon Chouinard
ISBN 13: 9781938340567
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Title: Ralph Lauren

The landmark volume celebrating the life and work of Ralph Lauren, now available in a smaller, more portable edition. Unlike many designers, Ralph Lauren is not known for a single signature look, but rather for his sweeping dreams of American living. Over the course of his career, the images of luxury, adventure, and beauty that he created have come to define American style.
In this visually stunning book, Lauren speaks candidly about himself and his art. In part one, we get to know the designer through never-before-seen pictures of him in private life and with his family, living the lives he designs for. In his own words, we hear about his life, work, and inspiration.
In the second part, Lauren displays and writes about his most important, most iconic, and most beloved work, hand-picked from hundreds of runway shows, collections, and his signature cinematic advertising campaigns. Lauren’s aesthetic influence and unique design sensibility are captured here by fashion’s finest photographers, including Bruce Weber, Deborah Turbeville, and Patrick Demarchelier.
Now available to a larger audience at a more accessible price, this unique fashion monograph is a personal expression of the artist and a rare peek into the mind of one of America’s most accomplished fashion designers of all times.
 

Author(s): Ralph Lauren
ISBN 13: 9780847837434
Pages: 496
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Title: Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel

With remarkable panache and discernment, Iris Apfel combines styles, colors, textures, and patterns without regard to period, provenance, or aesthetic conventions. She is a unique style icon.

Over ninety sumptuous color plates, photographed by Eric Boman, show off a selection of Apfel's extraordinary outfits on wittily posed mannequins, some sporting her trademark outsized spectacles. The originality of her style is typically revealed in her mixing of Dior haute couture with flea-market finds, Dolce & Gabbana lizard trousers with nineteenth-century ecclesiastical vestments, pink Lanvin worn with ropes of Navajo turquoise. Apfel's eclectic pieces might come from a Parisian couture house, an American thrift shop, or a North African souk, or they may have been made to her own design in a tiny studio.

Detailed captions describe every aspect of the outfits, including names and dates of designers, plus full information on fabrics and accessories. A selection of audacious accessories also comes under the spotlight: a giant necklace made of bear claws, a turn-of-the-century Indian horse ornament worn as a necklace, a parrot's-head brooch in colored glass and rhinestones.

The book includes an introduction by Harold Koda, director of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and an essay by Apfel herself, describing her lifelong love affair with style and illustrated with vintage photographs from her personal collection.

Author(s): Eric Boman
ISBN 13: 9780500513446
Pages: 160
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Title: Drive Time

"Drive Time is a stunning and thoughtfully curated collection of over 90 watches inspired by automobiles, motorcycles, racing, and racers, as well as related essays and photo essays.
Author(s): Aaron Sigmond
ISBN 13: 9780847848188
Pages: 240
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Title: The Art of Manipulating Fabric

The possibilities for three-dimensional manipulation of fabric - gathering, pleating, tucking, shirring, and quilting woven materials - are seemingly endless. To describe them all would be to describe the entire history of sewing.

In The Art of manipulating Fabric, Colette Wolff has set herself just this task, and she succeeds brilliantly. Working from the simplest possible form - a flat piece of cloth and a threaded needle - she categorizes all major dimensional techniques, show how they are related, and give examples of variations both traditional and modern. The result is an encyclopedia of techniques that resurface, reshape, restructure and reconstruct fabric.

  • More than 350 diagrams support the extensive how-tos, organized into broad general categories, then specific sub-techniques
  • Handsome photos galleries showcase the breathtaking possibilities in each technique and aid visual understanding by emphasizing the sculptured fabric surface with light and shadow
  • Textile artists and quilters, as well as garment and home decor sewers, will expand their design horizons with the almost limitless effects that can be achieved
Author(s): Colette Wolff
ISBN 13: 9780801984969
Pages: 320
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Title: Naked Fashion Girls

Mike Dowson's photography is simply a case of capturing the moment - he distances himself from any kind of staging and stylisation.
Author(s): Mike Dowson
ISBN 13: 9783957300010
Pages: 128

Title: The Hermes Scarf: History & Mystique

A sumptuous selection of Herme?s scarves chosen from seven decades of creative innovation.

The Herme?s scarf is a style icon. Worn by royalty and celebrities, coveted and admired, and now avidly collected, this deceptively simple square of silk is much more than just a fashion accessory: it is the stuff of legend.

Since the first scarf made its debut in 1937, the House of Herme?s has produced more than two thousand different designs. From the classic scarves that embody the Herme?s tradition to the wildly imaginative stylings of contemporary designers, the House is always forging new paths and yet is never afraid to take a fresh and often witty approach to its own heritage.

A scarf is not the work of a single individual; at each stage of its creation, talent and craftsmanship combine to create a work of art. These qualities shine through in the illustrations, by turns playful and poetic, which lead the reader into a richly colored world with a multitude of motifs. They range from the equestrian themes that are internationally associated with the Herme?s brand, through French history and the natural world, to global cultures. From vibrant opulence to subtle harmony, every scarf conveys a mood and every one tells a story.

Author(s): Nadine Coleno
ISBN 13: 9780500515181
Pages: 304
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Title: China

For centuries China has fueled the creative imagination and inspired fashion.
Author(s): Andrew Bolton John Galliano Adam Geczy Maxwell K. Hearn Homay King Harold Koda Mei Mei Rado Wong Kar Wai
ISBN 13: 9780300211122
Pages: 256
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Title: Gisele Bündchen

This book celebrates her 20-year milestone in the industry with a unique and spectacular collection of jaw-dropping glamour and intimate, personal insights. Born in the Brazilian countryside, and nearly six feet tall by the age of 14, Gisele Bündchen grew from humble roots into the most successful supermodel in the world. This book celebrates her 20-year milestone in the industry with a unique and spectacular collection of jaw-dropping glamour and intimate, personal insights. Gisele was just 18 when she made her breakthrough in the S/S 1998 ready-to-wear “Rain” show of Alexander McQueen, who chose “The Body” thanks to her ability to walk in towering heels on a slippery runway. The same year, Gisele secured her first British Vogue cover, and swiftly became the most in-demand cover girl of her generation. The following year, she was chosen for the cover of American Vogue, shot by Steven Meisel, and lauded as “the return of the sexy model” with her bronzed, athletic beauty defying late-’90s grunge. Since then, Gisele has appeared on more than 1,000 covers around the globe, in approximately 450 fashion shows, and in multinational campaigns for the biggest fashion and beauty brands. With more than 300 photographs, this book is curated and art directed by Giovanni Bianco. From Gisele’s legendary nude portrait by Irving Penn, chosen as the book’s cover, to iconic shots from such industry luminaries as Steven Meisel, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, David LaChapelle, Juergen Teller, Inez & Vinoodh, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott and Corinne Day, it is a unique artistic presentation of the most famous Brazilian export together with Pelé and Senna and the highest-earning model in the world. The breathtaking image collection is accompanied by an introduction by Steven Meisel and tributes from Gisele’s closest friends, family, and fashion leaders, who shed light on how and why she has become one of the greatest models of all time.
Author(s): Steven Meisei Steven Meisel
ISBN 13: 9783836539203
Pages: 536
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Title: Shirtmaking : Developing Skills for Fine Sewing

Why make a shirt? Because, with the skills you'll learn in Shirtmaking, you can create elegant, custom-fit garments for a woman or man that look like the best money can buy. Includes full-scale patterns for collars, cuffs, plackets, and pockets, and complete instructions for developing custom-fit shirt patterns.

Why make a shirt? Because, with the skills you'll learn in Shirtmaking, you can create elegant, custom-fit garments for a woman or man that look like the best money can buy. Includes full-scale patterns for collars, cuffs, plackets, and pockets, and complete instructions for developing custom-fit shirt patterns.

Author(s): David Page Coffin
ISBN 13: 9781561582648
Pages: 192
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Title: Gucci

This gorgeous book designed by Arnell offers an in-depth look into Gucci's origins, identity, influence, and innovation, including fabrication methods and appropriation of signature materials, past and present, and its influence among high ...
Author(s): Frida Giannini Rula Jebreal Maria Luisa Frisa Stefano Tonchi
ISBN 13: 9780847836796
Pages: 382
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Title: Reigning Men

"This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015, organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and made possible by the Wallis Annenberg Director's Endowment Fund.
Author(s): Sharon Sadako Takeda Clarissa M. Esguerra Kaye Durland Spilker
ISBN 13: 9783791355207
Pages: 272
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Title: Valentino: Themes and Variations

Author(s): Golbin, Pamela , Valentino
ISBN 13: 9780847831722
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Title: Rowing Blazers

Collects photographs and profiles on the official rowing blazers of universities, schools, colleges, and clubs from around the world.
Author(s): Jack Carlson
ISBN 13: 9780865653160
Pages: 256
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Title: The Fashion Book

The Fashion Book takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it.
Author(s): Phaidon Editors
ISBN 13: 9780714871073
Pages: 584
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Title: Oscar de la Renta

"This volume has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style, first presented and exhibited by the Savannah College of Art and Design at the SCAD Museum of Art, February 5-May 3, 2015"- ...
Author(s): Andre Leon Talley
ISBN 13: 9780847847174
Pages: 176
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Title: Advanced Style

Advanced Style is Ari Seth Cohen’s blog-based ode to the confidence, beauty, and fashion that can only be achieved through the experience of a life lived glamorously. It is a collection of street fashion unlike any seen before—focused on the over-60 set in the world’s most stylish locales. The (mostly) ladies of Advanced Style are enjoying their later years with grace and panache, marching to the beat of their own drummer. These timeless images and words of wisdom provide fashion inspiration for all ages and prove that age is nothing but a state of mind.

Ari Seth Cohen started his blog inspired by his own grandmother’s unique personal style and his lifelong interest in the put-together fashion of vibrant seniors. Each of his subjects sparkles like a diamond after long years spent refining and perfecting their individual look and approach to life. The Advanced Style book will showcase, in luscious full-color, the best of the blog, but will also act as a true guidebook with all-new material featuring wardrobes, interviews, stories, and advice from a cadre of his most chic subjects, along with a large selection of never-before-seen photography—fresh off of sidewalk catwalks around the world!

Author(s): Ari Seth Cohen
ISBN 13: 9781576875926
Pages: 240
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Title: Advanced Style - Older & Wiser

Author(s): Ari Seth Cohen, Simon Doonan
ISBN 13: 9781576877975
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Title: Fashion Illustration: Inspiration and Technique


A complete fashion school for drawing and painting fashion figures, garments, and accessories for all aspiring fashion illustrators and designers. Designed for newcomers and improvers, this book shows you how to construct the head and figure, compose for impact, and use all available media. Practical, interactive and beautiful, instruction will be via step exercises, hardworking fashion sketches and beautiful fashion illustrations.
Author(s): Anna Kiper
ISBN 13: 9780715336182
Pages: 144
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Title: Indigo

Jeans are equal parts subculture and establishment. Worn as both work clothes and luxury fashion, they are practically universal. This book contains everything you need --and want --to know about jeans.
Author(s): Thomas Stege Bojer Josh Sims Ehmann Sven Robert Klanten
ISBN 13: 9783899556469
Pages: 256


Title: Out of the Box

"Published on the occasion of the traveling version of the exhibition, Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture, co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum"--Page 254.
Author(s): Bobbito Garcia;Elizabeth Semmelhack
ISBN 13: 9780847846603
Pages: 256
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Title: Tory Burch

The fashion designer recounts her life and rise as a successful businesswoman, discussing the the sources of inspiration for her work, including her parents, children, fashion designers, artists, photographers, and interior designers.
Author(s): Tory Burch
ISBN 13: 9781419707476
Pages: 240
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Title: Becoming

A beautifully illustrated series of stories, Becoming is a smart and engaging book that sheds light into the life and work of an extraordinary woman.
Author(s): Cindy Crawford Katherine OLeary
ISBN 13: 9780847846191
Pages: 256
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Title: The Haute Couture Atelier: The Artisans of Fashion

Close-up photographs of the ateliers and fashion shows, specially commissioned for this volume, allow readers to follow the progress of work from sketchbook designs to the finished creations on the runway." -- Publisher's description. "Haute Couture Ateliers" takes the reader on a tour of fashion's backstage, inhabited not only by exceptional designers but also by lace makers, weavers, textile finishers, pleaters, jewelers, feather workers, leather makers, embroiderers, and many other special-ized craftspeople. With painstaking attention to detail and exceptional workmanship, they can create anything and everything a designer can imagine. Exquisite photogra-phy captures this unchanged world of small workshops where artisans practice ancient trades--though a number have evolved with the times: while some weavers still use looms, others use high-speed precision machines, guided by proprietary software. Helene Farnault, France's leading authority on haute couture crafts, explains the rarefied hierarchies and mysteries of these extraordinary artisans, bringing talented milliners and trimming experts into the spotlight. "Through splashy runway shots, sketches and studies, and behind-the-scenes photos, Farnault familiarizes readers with the most powerful couturiers of our time and the skilled artisans creating their designs."--ArchitecturalDigest.com ..".The book offers a rare start-to-finish glimpse into a world where dreams become reality, for these artisans are the people to whom fashion's top designers turn to make the impossible possible. As Helene Farnault writes, 'Whether their creations are restrained or daring, traditional or revolutionary, simple or luxurious, couturiers could not exist without craftspeople...Equally the craftspeople could not exist without the designers. They are mutually dependent.' Put another away: It's the most beautifully successful codependent relationship we've ever seen." --Celebrated Living "This unfettered access to the best fashion artisans on the planet is a gift for any true fashion lover - and frankly, anyone remotely creative."--Franki Durbin
Author(s): Hilhne Farnault;
ISBN 13: 9780865653177
Pages: 288
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Title: Alexander McQueen: Evolution (PagePerfect NOOK Book)

From Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims, his 1992 graduate collection, to Plato's Atlantis, the last show before his death in 2010, Lee Alexander McQueen was as celebrated for the exquisite tailoring, meticulous craftsmanship, and stunning originality of his designs as he was notorious for his theatrical—and often controversial—runway shows. McQueen found inspiration for his avant-garde collections everywhere: his Scottish ancestry, Alfred Hitchcock movies, Yoruba mythology, the destruction of the environment—even the fashion industry itself. Whatever his inspiration, however, McQueen’s concept for his runway show came first and was crucial to the development of the collection. Every show had a narrative and was staged with his characteristic dramatic flair. Highland Rape featured disheveled models smeared with “blood” staggering down the runway in town clothes. In Scanners, two robots sprayed paint on a model trapped on a spinning platform. In Widows of Culloden, a hologram of supermodel Kate Moss held center stage. Other McQueen shows staged models walking through water, drifting snowflakes, rain, and wind tunnels; pole-dancing in garish makeup at a carnival, playing living pieces in a bizarre chess game, and performing with trained dancers in a Depression-era-style marathon. Illustrated throughout with stunning photography and liberally sprinkled with quotations from McQueen and those who knew him best, Alexander McQueen: Evolution is the story of the designer’s thirty-five runway shows and the genius behind them.

Author(s): Katherine Gleason
ISBN 13: 9781937994006
Pages: 216
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Title: Preppy

Offers the history of the American preppie style, including its beginnings among male students at prestigious Ivy League schools, the female versions of the style, and its resurgence in the twenty-first century.
Author(s): Jeffrey Banks Doria De la Chapelle Lilly Pulitzer
ISBN 13: 9780847836611
Pages: 169
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Title: W: Stories

"W magazine is renowned for its avant-garde fashion stories ... This volume gathers [11] of the most remarkable stories, each in its entirety, along with never-before-seen outtakes.
Author(s): Stefano Tonchi
ISBN 13: 9781419714177
Pages: 256
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Title: The Woman I Wanted to Be

One of the most influential, admired, and innovative women of our time: fashion designer, philanthropist, wife, mother, and grandmother, Diane von Furstenberg offers a book about becoming the woman she wanted to be. Diane von Furstenberg started out with a suitcase full of jersey dresses and an idea of who she wanted to be—in her words, “the kind of woman who is independent and who doesn’t rely on a man to pay her bills.” She has since become that woman, establishing herself as a global brand and a major force in the fashion industry, all the while raising a family and maintaining “my children are my greatest creation.” In The Woman I Wanted to Be, von Furstenberg reflects on her extraordinary life—from childhood in Brussels to her days as a young, jet-set princess, to creating the dress that came to symbolize independence and power for an entire generation of women. With remarkable honesty and wisdom, von Furstenberg mines the rich territory of what it means to be a woman. She opens up about her family and career, overcoming cancer, building a global brand, and devoting herself to empowering other women, writing, “I want every woman to know that she can be the woman she wants to be.”
Author(s): Diane von Furstenberg
ISBN 13: 9781451651546
Pages: 256
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Title: The Art of Hair

In Braid-O-Rama, you’ll learn how to do more than 40 trendy and classic looks on your own hair, including fanciful braided crowns, ooh-la-la French twists, mega-volume blowouts, eye-tricking bob-for-a-days, retro victory rolls, and so ...
Author(s): Rubi Jones
ISBN 13: 9781616288013
Pages: 144
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Title: Wheres Karl?

"A fashion-forward parody crossing everyone's favorite childhood character hunt with the world's most iconic designer. This picture book for grown-ups unexpectedly twists the beloved classic Where's Waldo?
Author(s): Stacey Caldwell Ajiri Aki
ISBN 13: 9780553447927
Pages: 48
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Title: Audrey Hepburn

A rich collection of iconic and rare portraits of one of the world's most photographed women, international film legend Audrey Hepburn.
Author(s): Terence Pepper Helen Trompeteler
ISBN 13: 9780847847006
Pages: 192

Title: Cartier Panthere

Featuring stunning imagery, including rarely seen preparatory drawings from the Cartier archives and the most recent haute joaillerie creations unveiled at the 2014 Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris, this beautiful volume is the definitive ...
Author(s): Vivienne Becker;Berenice Geoffroy Schneiter
ISBN 13: 9781614284284
Pages: 300
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Title: Lauren Conrad Style

You've seen Lauren Conrad on TV and red carpets, looking fabulous whether she's going casual for a day with friends or dressed for a night out. Now Lauren reveals how you can adapt her classic, understated style for yourself.

In this bestselling style guide, Lauren offers tips on how to create your own unique look, shares her favorite sources of inspiration, and identifies the absolute must-haves for any fashionista's wardrobe. Along the way, she examines her fashion evolution, from California-casual teen to camera-ready style icon and clothing designer.

From beauty advice and hair secrets to how to shop vintage or find the perfect T-shirt, Lauren Conrad Style unlocks the mysteries of being effortlessly chic. With Lauren's guidance, you'll look and feel stylish every day.

Author(s): Lauren Conrad
ISBN 13: 9780061989698
Pages: 230
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Title: Fashion by Design

Author(s): Ellinwood, Janice G.
ISBN 13: 9781563678486
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Title: Jewelry by Belperron

Illustrated in this book is a splendid array of Belperron's work, from her earliest designs as a student in her native city of Besançon, in eastern France, to her groundbreaking creations for the Maison Boivin and Maison B. Herz in the ...
Author(s): Ward Landrigan Nico Landrigan Patricia Corbett
ISBN 13: 9780500517901
Pages: 240
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Title: Avedon Fashion 1944-2000

Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 encompasses seven decades of extraordinary images by Richard Avedon, the most influential fashion photographer of the 20th century.

This comprehensive volume offers a definitive survey, from Avedon's groundbreaking early photographs for Harper's Bazaar through his constantly inventive contributions to Vogue, Egoiste, and The New Yorker. Each carefully selected image represents an artistic collaboration with significant models, stylists, and designers. Avedon Fashion accompanies the first major exhibition to survey this body of work, at the International Center of Photography in May 2009. With critical essays by Carol Squiers, curator at the ICP, and photography critic Vince Aletti, as well as an appreciation by photo-historian Philippe Garner, Avedon Fashion chronicles an astonishing record of photographic achievement.

Author(s): Richard Avedon
ISBN 13: 9780810983892
Pages: 372
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Title: Pradasphere

"Pradasphere is a collection of archival objects arranged to reveal the complex, often intertwined obsessions of one of the world's most influential designers.
Author(s): Prada
ISBN 13: 9788887029574
Pages: 326
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Title: Issey Miyake

A must-have for designers, students and fashion devotees, this is a timeless tribute to one of the most innovative makers of our age. Text in English and Japanese
Author(s): Kazuko Koike
ISBN 13: 9783836555227
Pages: 512
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Title: Horst

Kodak negative album / Susanna Brown -- VII. Travel: Middle-Eastern diaries / Horst P. Horst and Valentine Lawford. Persepolis Bull / Susanna Brown -- VIII. The male nude: Hard bodies : male nudes / Oliver Winchester.
Author(s): Philippe Garner Claire Wilcox Robin Muir
ISBN 13: 9780847844555
Pages: 336
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Title: Louis Vuitton

Author(s): Marc Jacobs
ISBN 13: 9780847840878
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Title: Couture Conversations

In an exceptional compilation of the original words of these couturiers, Couture Confessions provides a unique and in-depth look at the lives and work of these fashion icons.
Author(s): Pamela Golbin
ISBN 13: 9780847849031
Pages: 240
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Title: Memories by Giancarlo Giammetti

Author(s): Giancarlo Giammetti
ISBN 13: 9781614281412
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Title: Lilly: Palm Beach, Tropical Glamour, and the Birth of a Fashion Legend

Advance Praise for Lilly

"I met Lilly Pulitzer when I first came to America and visited Palm Beach. She was a very dynamic and talented designer who became the Emilio Pucci of America. This inspiring book is well deserved and a truly great read."
—Diane von Furstenberg

"Lilly Pulitzer is an American original, an iconic female maverick. She has touched so many women and girls with her beautiful clothes and style—I still treasure my own Lillys from over the years. This fascinating biography captures her wonderful spirit."
—Cornelia Guest

"Lilly is a captivating once-upon-a-time story about a woman, a dress, and a dream. In this book, Kathryn Livingston paints a vivid and multi-hued portrait of the iconic designer and the glittering, glamorous world that was her birthright."
—Deborah Davis, author of Party of the Century and Gilded

"Lilly Pulitzer is a trailblazing designer whose style defines tropical preppy chic. Her life has been as dramatic as the colors in her signature Lillys, and this biography tells her personal and business story with both empathy and insight."
—Countess LuAnn de Lesseps

"I came from a French couture background and was covering strictly haute couture designers in the sixties, but what got my attention were the short and snappy dresses unexpectedly coming not from France or New York, but rather Palm Beach! Pulitzer's Lillys were clean and contemporary like Courrèges and bright and happy like Marimekko. Made by a young society woman who understood what her friends wanted to wear, Lillys were very proper and comme il faut. Reading Kathryn Livingston's riveting book makes me realize that Lilly Pulitzer is a most clever designer and a very real, admirable woman who has faced life's ups and downs with hard work and determination."
—China Machado, model and former fashion director, Harper's Bazaar

Author(s): Kathryn Livingston
ISBN 13: 9780470501603
Pages: 256
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Title: Fashion Portfolio

Provides instruction for putting together a successful fashion portfolio, highlighting such process elements as research, mood boards, fabric manipulation, and draping experimentation.
Author(s): Anna Kiper
ISBN 13: 9781849940856
Pages: 223
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Title: Herb Ritts: L.A. Style

Herb Ritts: L.A. Style traces the life and career of the iconic photographer through a compelling selection of renowned, as well as previously unpublished, photographs and two insightful essays. Herb Ritts (1952–2002) was a Los Angeles-based photographer who established an international reputation for distinctive images of fashion models, nudes, and celebrity portraits. During the 1980s and 1990s, Ritts was sought out by leading fashion designers such as Armani, Gianfranco Ferrè, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Valentino, and Versace, as well as magazine editors from GQ, Interview, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair, among others, to lend glamour to their products and layouts. Largely self-taught, Ritts developed his own style, one that often made use of the California light and landscape and helped to separate his work from his New York-based peers. From the late 1970s until his untimely death from AIDS in 2002, Ritts’s ability to create photographs that successfully bridged the gap between art and commerce was not only a testament to the power of his imagination and technical skill, but also marked the synergistic union between art, popular culture, and business that followed in the wake of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

 

An exhibition of the same name will be on view at the Getty Center from April 3 through August 12, 2012; at the Cincinnati Art Museum from October 6 through December 30, 2012; and at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, from February 23 through May 19, 2013.

 

 

Author(s): Paul Martineau
ISBN 13: 9781606061008
Pages: 224
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Title: Wrist Watches

The remainder of the book illustrates the major watch brands, focusing on their manufacturing ability and aesthetic pursuits.
Author(s): Paolo De Vecchi Alberto Uglietti
ISBN 13: 9788854408111
Pages: 296
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Title: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit

Author(s): Sports Illustrated
ISBN 13: 9781618930811
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Title: Back in the days

Back in the Days documents the emerging hip-hop scene from 1980-1989--before it became what is today's billion-dollar international industry. Back in the days, the streets--not the media--set the standards for style & Jamel Shabazz was on the scene, photographing everyday people. Working the streets of New York like the runways of Paris, Shabazz's subjects strike poses that flaunt their Kangol caps & Gazelle glasses, shell-top Adidas & suede Pumas complete with fat laces, shearling coats & leather jackets, gold rope chains, door-knocker earrings, name belts, boomboxes, & other assorted designer finery.
Author(s): Jamel Shabazz
ISBN 13: 9781576871065
Pages: 128
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Title: Mademoiselle

"Drawing on the Chanel archives, extensive interviews, and her own background as an author with a Yale PhD in French and comparative literature who covers fashion, performance, art, and cultural politics, Garelick shows how Coco Chanel's ...
Author(s): Rhonda K. Garelick
ISBN 13: 9780812981858
Pages: 608
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Title: The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion

"A complete resource from Mood Designer Fabrics"--Cover.
Author(s): Mood Designer Fabrics
ISBN 13: 9781617690884
Pages: 184
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Title: Chanel

Author(s): Leymarie, Jean
ISBN 13: 9780810996946
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Title: Vogue the Jewellery

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Author(s): Carol Woolton
ISBN 13: 9781840916577
Pages: 304
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Title: Louis Vuitton Icons

Author(s): Gerschel
ISBN 13: 9782843239038
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Title: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 2017 Calendar

Back by popular demand, this second Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries Calendar features the always fashionable and glamorous Miss Phryne Fisher, who—packing a pearl-handled pistol—solves murders, fights injustice, and harbors the innocent as she charms good guys and bad in 1920s Melbourne. Based on Kerry Greenwood’s best-selling mysteries, and featuring authentic period details and fashions, its charismatic heroine Phryne (played by Essie Davis) is a liberated woman, unmarried by choice, and as comfortable in high society as she is flying an airplane. She often finds herself confronted with crimes related to social issues and, helped by Detective Jack Robinson (Nathan Page), Constable Hugh Collins (Hugo Johnstone-Burt), her young companion Dot Williams (Ashleigh Cummings), and others in her circle, Miss Fisher saves the day—with a flair for fun, sexual innuendo, and droll dialogue, such as “I do approve of a man who can fight and still maintain his sartorial elegance.”
Author(s): Ben King
ISBN 13: 9781566493178
Pages: 28
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Title: Jeweler

This stunning, glamorously designed survey highlights the artistry, expertise, and inspiration behind the work of today’s most fascinating and influential jewelry designers.
Author(s): Stellene Volandes
ISBN 13: 9780847848614
Pages: 256
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Title: Chloe

Author(s): Sarah Mower
ISBN 13: 9780847838523
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Title: Miles of MAC

With striking images of some of the best and most inspiring M•A•C looks to date, this stunning book celebrates M•A•C with over 200 color photographs and gives readers the opportunity to delve into the colorful and surreal world that ...
Author(s): James Gager Miles Aldridge
ISBN 13: 9780847843510
Pages: 256
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Title: Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women

The definitive story of the international modeling business—and its evil twin, legalized flesh peddling—Model is a tale of beautiful women empowered and subjugated; of vast sums of money; of sex and drugs, obsession and tragic death; and of the most unholy combination in commerce: stunning young women and rich, lascivious men.

Investigative journalist Michael Gross takes us into the private studios and hidden villas where models play and are preyed upon, and tears down modeling’s carefully constructed façade of glamour to reveal the untold truths of an ugly trade.

Fashion insider Michael Gross strips bare the world's most glamorous industry in this scathingly honest portrait of models, inc. Here, for the first time, is the complete, often sordid story of the international modeling business--the outrageous sums of money, rape of the spirit and the flesh, sex, drugs and occasional deaths. Photos.

Author(s): Michael Gross
ISBN 13: 9780062067906
Pages: 576
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Title: Vogue 100

Complete with essays that detail the rich history of each decade, the book covers the artists, designers, photograu00adphers, and writers who shaped the cultural landscape of the 20th century and beyond.
Author(s): Robin Muir
ISBN 13: 9781419720901
Pages: 304
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Title: The Watch Book

Few objects combine function, elegance, and status as well as a wristwatch. One's choice of chronograph reveals a great deal because it shows the value we place on the most precious resource of all-time. A blend of precise mechanics, craftsmanship, fine materials, and innovation distinguishes the truly superlative examples. In The Watch Book, readers can feast their eyes and minds on a magnificently-illustrated and well-documented chronicle of the world's best timepieces. First, we're treated to a brief discussion of the meaning of time and its measurement by ticking sets of gears and hands. Next we delve into more than 18 premium manufacturers, including Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Cartier. These biographies of the most important names in top-end timekeeping trace the progressive development from their earliest days right up to the latest innovations and current models. We explore just what makes these houses outstanding, learning about the remarkable breakthroughs that established them as the crème de la crème of the European watch industry.
Author(s): Gisbert Brunner
ISBN 13: 9783832798581
Pages: 256
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Title: The History of Modern Fashion

This lavishly illustrated book looks at the history of fashion from 1850 to 2010.
Author(s): Daniel James Cole Nancy Deihl
ISBN 13: 9781780676036
Pages: 480
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Title: Jewelry International Volume VI

The glamour and excitement of the world of haute jewelry is beautifully explored in Jewelry International. Jewelry International, the only book of its kind, features the world’s most exquisite jewels and the companies that craft them.
Author(s): Tourbillon International;Caroline Childers
ISBN 13: 9780847848423
Pages: 608
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Title: Tim Walker: Story Teller

A stunning photography collection from world-renowned fashion photographer Tim Walker, Story Teller showcases his signature fantastic style with some of the biggest names in fashion and contemporary culture. Walker is one of the most exciting photographers of our time, and his flamboyant style—often tongue-in-cheek but always exquisitely executed—places him in the line of brilliant eccentrics from Cecil Beaton to David LaChapelle. Showcasing 170 photographs through Walker’s most recent work, the book features many A-listers in fashion and Hollywood, including Tilda Swinton, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alber Elbaz. The book includes a foreword by Kate Bush, an introduction by writer Robin Muir, and an afterword by Tim Walker.

Praise for Tim Walker: Story Teller:

“A delight.” —The New York Times

“You’ll delight in the fashion photographer’s visual daydreams.” —DuJour magazine

Selected in “Guide to coffee table books as holiday gifts.” —Associated Press

“I can’t wait to have his greatest hits in one book.” —W magazine

“This book will make you stretch your own imagination as well.” —The Denver Post

Author(s): Robin Muir
ISBN 13: 9781419705083
Pages: 256
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Title: Graff

Included is the story of the creation of Graff, portrayed through archival photos and the words of founder Laurence Graff.
Author(s): Suzy Menkes Vivienne Becker Laurence Graff Maria Doulton Nina Hald
ISBN 13: 9780847844814
Pages: 320
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