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100 Shoes
ISBN: PB: 9780300172409, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2011
232 pp., 17.8x25.4 cm, 16 black&white illus., 194 colour illus.
In a brilliant follow-up to "100 Dresses", published in 2010, the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum once again opens the vaults of its renowned permanent collection to introduce readers to the rich diversity of shoes within its holdings. T...
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Daphne Guinness
ISBN: HB: 9780300176636, Yale University Press, September 2011
192 pp., 28x23 cm, 100 colour illus.
"She is one of the – if not the – most stylish women living", says designer and film director Tom Ford, speaking of Daphne Guinness, the subject and co-author of this extraordinary book. From her platinum-and-black striped hair to her towering 10-inc...
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Italian Fashion Now
ISBN: PB: 9788831798129, DAP, Marsilio Editori, September 2011
212 pp., 24.7x20 cm, 814 colour illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! What's hot in Italian fashion now, and what soon will be hot. New stars are rising in the Italian fashion world – a varied group comprised of a young generation of designers who studied at fashion schools in Italy and abroa...
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Knoll Textiles, 1945-2010
ISBN: HB: 9780300170696, Yale University Press, July 2011
400 pp., 26.5x21.6 cm, 300 colour illus., 100 black&white illus.
In 1940, Hans Knoll founded a company in New York that soon earned a reputation for its progressive line of furniture. Florence Schust joined the firm and helped establish its interior design division, the Knoll Planning Unit. In 1947, the year after...
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£60,00
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Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty
ISBN: HB: 9780300169782, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2011
224 pp., 34.8x25.9 cm, 250 colour illus.
Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) was one of the most influential, imaginative and inspirational designers at the turn of the millennium. His fashions both challenged and expanded the conventional parameters of clothing beyond utility to a compelling exp...
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Pomp and Poverty A History of Silk in Ireland
ISBN: HB: 9780300170412, Yale University Press, April 2011
280 pp., 26.2x19.8 cm, 25 black&white illus., 135 colour illus.
Lustrous, warm, lightweight, strong silk has always been a symbol of wealth and status, beginning in prehistoric China. In "Pomp and Poverty: A History of Silk in Ireland", Mairead Dunlevy unfolds a colourful tale. She introduces us to the merchants...
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Roberto Capucci Art into Fashion
ISBN: HB: 9780300169584, Yale University Press, March 2011
220 pp., 30.2x25.6 cm, 22 black&white illus., 182 colour illus.
Italian couturier Roberto Capucci (born 1930) is revered by contemporary fashion designers for his innovative silhouettes and masterful use of colour and materials. Capucci refers to his creations as "studies in form", and draws inspiration from a mu...
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£40,00
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