FASHION AND COSTUME

London: Laurence King, 2007. 100 years of fashion illustration encompasses work by over 140 named illustrators, together with many rarely seen and anonymous examples and stands as an unparalleled source of reference and inspiration.384pp.. ISBN: 9781856694629. First Edition. Paperback. As New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. FASHION ART DESIGN ILLUSTRATION. more information

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London: Phaidon Press, 1999. This collection of 28 fashion essays previously published in "The New York Times Magazine", "The New Yorker" and "The Atlantic" examines clothing and fashion as part of a larger cultural debate and as a barometer of social and aesthetic change. In essays published during the 1980s and 1990s, the author reflects on a broad range of fashion subjects, from famous designers to designer eyeglasses, from the elegance of a Chanel suit to the decline of elegance itself in the 1990s, from Gianni Versace's legitimisation of vulgarity to the advent of athletic clothing as a fashion uniform. Longer essays from "The New Yorker" and "The Atlantic" are interspersed with 450-word pieces from the "The New York Times Magazine". 232pp.. ISBN: 071483887X. D/J in Protective Wrapper. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. FASHION HISTORY MODELS PERSONS POPULAR CULTURE ART HEALTH FITNESS BEAUTY GROOMING SOCIAL SCIENCE. more information

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Russell, New Zealand: Burke Publishing, 2004. Fashion drawing is an essential skill used by fashion designers to visually communicate clothing designs and trends. In clear and easy-to-follow points, this book progressively guides the student through key fashion drawing and design techniques. From basic oval and triangle figure templates, the student quickly progresses along the drawing skills learning curve to produce creative illustrations, which are developed into professional and dynamic presentations and design portfolios. The text is supported with explanatory drawings and photographs of the fashion model, together with plenty of exercises and artwork from designers and illustrators around the world. The book encourages the student to develop a personal, artistic style within the accepted design standards used in the fashion industry, preparing them for a career in design. This is a highly effective textbook, suitable both for class use and self-teaching.176pp.. ISBN: 0473054388. Reprint. Paperback. As New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. DESIGN FASHION DRAWING. more information

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Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1990. This is a look at fashion in films throughout the ages. Black and white photographs ranging from the early days of the cinema up to the present day reveal the intimate connection that has always existed between fashion and the movies. 245pp.. ISBN: 379131100X. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. FASHION CINEMA MOVIES HOLLYWOOD ICONS. more information

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London: Yale University Press, 2006. 310pp.. ISBN: 0300116519. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. TIFFANY, LOUIS COMFORT, 1848-1933 TIFFANY. more information

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Colombia: Villegas Editores, 2002. This scintillating book is a retrospective fashion show of the first decade of creations by the Colombian designer Silvia Tcherassi, widely considered to be the most dazzling talent that has emerged from the ranks of Latin American fashion in recent years. Employing a format of eight visual stories, photographer Juan Carlos Obando captures the creativity and talent of this remarkably young designer, who has won an international reputation for her unusual handling of materials, colours and textures, in styles that have revolutionised the Latin American fashion scene and conquered overseas markets. The photography is focused on the creative development of Silvia Tcherassi's clothes over the past ten years and displays creations that cover the gamut of contemporary expressions, from her pret-a-porter line to her haute couture one. Obando uses the dresses as a pretext to invent short visual features, which remove the dresses from their usual context and convert them into theatrical elements that on some occasions are simple and on others complex. He seeks to exhibit the true enchantment of her clothing: its capacity to seduce. . ISBN: 9588156157. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY COLOMBIA DESIGNER. more information

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London: Phaidon Press, 2000. Since founding his Toronto-based studio in 1985, Bruce Mau has become one of the world's most sought-after designers, collaborating with leading architects, artists and cultural institutions in North America and Europe. This book documents his creative process and studio practice. A collection of essays, observations and personal anecdotes interspersed with project documentation, it manifests Mau's world view and his belief that form and content are inseparable. 623pp. . ISBN: 0714838276. Decorative Cloth. As New/No d/j as Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. DESIGNERS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARCHITECTS BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY ARTISTS PHOTOGRAPHERS ARCHITECTURE DRAFTING ART GENERAL. more information

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London: B.T. Batsford, 1984. A survey of the clothing worn by the middle and upper classes throughout Europe in the 18th century, and a discussion of what this meant in terms of social definition and identity. Aileen Ribeiro, a historian of dress, also looks at such subjects as developments in retailing and distribution, etiquette, the rise of the dress designer and couturier, the evolution of ready-made clothes, fancy dress, and the masquerade. 216pp.. ISBN: 0713446501. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. COSTUME EIGHTEENTH CENTURY HISTORY EUROPE. more information

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London, United Kingdom: Phaidon Press Ltd, 2000. This is a selection of the best interviews from the leading fashion and style magazine "Dazed and Confused". With irreverent interviews and interesting juxtapositions of celebrities interviewing one another, it adds up to an exploration of "star culture". This book was conceived as an exploration into the language of style culture - a world where identity fuses with image to leave many would-be protagonists dazed and confused as to the results. "Dazed and Confused" magazine has today become a platform for many up-and-coming and established artists, film directors, actors, photographers and fashion gurus. With a strong belief in collaborative journalism, that utilises the format of the two-way interview in its most refined form, it turns the tables on established interview techniques to transform the celebrity profile into a hard-hitting expose on the nature of fame and creativity. With up to 40 interviews with celebrities (Damien Hirst, Jean Baudrillard, Kate Moss, Terry Southern, Isaac Hayes, Naom Chomsky, Bjork and Stockhausen, Lou Reed and Paul Auster, Harmony Korine and Werner Herzog etc), the book includes full page portraits of the personalities features in the magazine, including photographs by Rankin, Phil Poynter, Martina Hoogland-Ivanhoe, Duane Michals, Dean Chalkley, Andrew Cotterill, Mr Perou, Justin Westover, Jurgen Teller, Mario Testino, Robert Frank, Wolfgang Tillsmans and Dana Lixenberg. The "Dazed and Confused" collected interviews provide a definitive insight into style culture of the 1990s, forming a portrait of a generation of young artists alongside their more established antecedents. 304pp. . ISBN: 0714839558. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. FASHION STYLE POPULAR CULTURE. more information

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. This book is not just a history of 'haut couture', but a penetrating social history of French life and art. It takes a literary approach to the subject, with chapters on Baudelaire's dandy, on the role of fashion in the novels of Balzac and Proust; and the relationship between fashion illustration and avant-garde painting. It looks at fashion today, concentrating particularly on the question of whether women designers create styles that are more liberating for their female customers than those produced by their male counterparts and includes portraits of the lives of ten milliners and seamstresses that provides an insight into 19th-century working conditions.317pp.. ISBN: 0195044657. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. FASHION PARIS FRANCE CULTURE HAUT COUTURE STYLE. more information

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London: A & C Black, 1995. A professional guide in full colour for theatre, television and film for students and amateurs. It covers materials, techniques and skills to make people older, younger, fatter, thinner etc. Photographic sequences demonstrate techniques with shots of professional make-up on stage and screen.128pp.EX LIBRARY.Lacks ffep.1 library labels, 1 library stamp.. ISBN: 0713642092. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library. THEATRE STAGE MAKE UP ACTING. more information

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London: Allen & Unwin, 1983. Spine of d/j slightly faded. 146pp.. ISBN: 0047460172. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. COSTUME FASHION ANTIQUES. more information

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Colombia: Editores Villegas,Colombia, 1996. The result of a three-year collaboration between photographer Nacho Marín and publisher Benjamín Villegas, this remarkable volume sets out to display traditional garments, jewellery, and ornaments of the indigenous cultures of Colombia in joyous and unprecedented abandon. Using his experience as a choreographer and costume and set designer, Marín has created an extraordinary series of theatrical tableaux where myth and memory, fashion and fantasy intermingle in a riot of rich colour. The variety of attire and ornament featured on these pages represents diverse pre-Colombian cultures, among them the Tairona, Kogi, Calima, and Nariño. Inspired by priceless museum pieces, talented craftsmen in Colombia today have re-created gold bracelets, nose rings, necklaces, breast plates, and a wealth of other personal adornments as well as beadwork, masks, cotton, and wool garments, carvings and ceremonial objects. Far from the typical representation of such artefacts in neutral and serene museum surroundings, these objects are modelled by nude men and women -- their bare skin is a perfect foil for gleaming gold and soft natural fibres. Nature and artifice are blended here in unique and unexpected ways. From the roots of ancient cultures and crafts, endless new possibilities spring forth for adventures in design and fashion. This book offers an entertaining dialogue between traditional concepts and contemporary style, and provides novel ways for looking at design based on historical precedent.200pp.. ISBN: 9589393276. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Heavy Item Postage Quote. COSTUME ART FASHION COLOMBIA PHOTOGRAPHY. more information

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Georgetown, ON, Canada: University of Alberta Press, 2007. Art takes on many forms. In this selection of Asian court attire, dating from the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), the phrase "you are what you wear" resonates. Vollmer journeys back to the thirteenth-century Chinese Empire, where ancestors of the ruling Manchu conquerors dressed fittingly. These exquisite costumes remind us that although royalty once set fashion standards the way that celebrities do today, these garments also promoted distinct national and political messages to help keep a ruling minority in power for nearly three centuries. "Dressed to Rule" is a guide to the exhibit, of the same name, appearing at the University of Alberta in 2007. 60pp.. ISBN: 1551952149. First Edition. Paperback. New/No d/j as Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ART CHINESE COSTUME QING DYNASTY. more information

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