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Daphne Guinness

Steele Valerie, Guinness Daphne

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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Knoll Textiles, 1945-2010

Martin Earl

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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Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty

Bolton Andrew

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

Dunlevy Mairead

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

Blum Dilys E.

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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100 Dresses The Costume Institute

Koda Harold

ISBN: PB: 9780300166552, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010
232 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 28 black&white illus., 153 colour illus.

What woman can resist imagining herself in a beautiful designer dress? Here, for the first time ever, are 100 fabulous gowns from the permanent collection of the renowned Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, each of which is a reminde...

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Japan Fashion Now

Steele Valerie

ISBN: PB: 9780300167276, Yale University Press, September 2010
240 pp., 30x23.5 cm, 120 colour illus.

Scholars have long acknowledged the significance of the Japanese 'fashion revolution' of the 1980s, when avant-garde designers Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons introduced a radically new conception of fashion. But w...

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American Beauty Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion

Mears Patricia

ISBN: HB: 9780300155358, Yale University Press, January 2010
192 pp., 30x23.5 cm, 120 colour illus.

This beautifully illustrated book is the first to examine the relationship between innovation and aesthetics as expressed by American couturiers and fashion designers from the late 1910s to the present day. The book, which accompanies a major exhibit...

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Empire's New Clothes A History of the Russian Fashion Industry (1700-1917)

Ruane Christine

ISBN: HB: 9780300141559, Yale University Press, March 2009
256 pp., 27.6x22.6 cm, 50 colour illus., 70 black&white illus.

In 1701, Tsar Peter the Great decreed that all residents of Moscow must abandon their traditional dress and wear European fashion. Those who produced or sold Russian clothing would face "dreadful punishment". Peter's dress decree, part of his drive t...

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Superheroes Fashion and Fantasy

Koda Harold, Bolton Andrew

ISBN: HB (metal): 9780300136708, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2008
192 pp., 25.4x20.6 cm, 200 colour illus.

From Wonder Woman's satin stars and golden bracelets to Batman's brooding cape and mask, the style of superheroes' dress has influenced both street wear and high fashion. This richly illustrated book explores how radical couture, avant-garde sportswe...

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