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Enter the eccentric and fascinating world of history's iconic dandies and the gentleman's clubs where you might have found them. This collection of three hardbound books includes the...

High Style Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Softcover by Jan Glier Reeder. 256 pages 358 illustrations New York Book Show Awards Special Trade, General Award, Winner (2011) Independent Publishers Book Awards, Silver Medal (2011) Costume Society of America Millia Davenport Publication Award, Runner-Up (2011) Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010 - 256 pages Published in conjunction with an exhibition on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 5-Aug. 15, 2010, and at the Brooklyn Museum, May 7-Aug. 1, 2010. High Style is the first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum's remarkable collection of costumes and accessories. This lavishly illustrated volume presents more than two hundred examples drawn from its nearly twenty-four thousand women's and men's garments, accessories, hats, and shoes. Brooklyn's collection was founded in 1903 to provide inspiration for Americas growing fashion industry. Through its Department of Industrial Design, Design Lab, and Department of Costumes and Textiles, the Brooklyn Museum became one of the most important centers for the study of fashion. As a result, the holdings are rich in clothing by American designers and the great French couturiers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The museum is also fortunate to have assembled what is considered the definitive group of works by the great couturier Charles James. Organized in chapters that represent the collection's strengths, High Style presents Brooklyn's masterworks and provides brief histories of how they were collected. Included are historical costumes from the 1760s to the 1890s; sumptuous gowns by Charles Frederick Worth; custom designs by the important French nineteenth-century couture houses; examples from the early twentieth-century houses, including those of Lanvin, Chanel, and Poiret; iconic Surrealist- based designs by Schiaparelli; the incomparable sculpted ball gowns of James of the 1940s and 1950s; ensembles from postwar phenomenon Dior, his successor, Saint Laurent, and Givenchy. American designers of the 1920s to the 1980s are well represented. Among the women are Valentina, McCardell, Cashin, and Maxwell; among the men, Mainbocher, Norell, Beene, and Halston. Augmenting this survey is a unique selection of regional costumes and historic French fashion...

Parish-Hadley was one of the most influential American interior design firms of the late 20th Century. The partnership between Sister Parish and Albert Hadley led to a creative breeding ground for American style from sophisticated living spaces for showcasing priceless art to country houses filled with casual furnishings. Many of the well known American designers of the modern era spent time under the tutelage of Parish and Hadley absorbing their classic design skills and utilizing their iconic looks in their own interior projects. This beautifully printed 288 page hardbound book from 2015 contains text and photographs of work by 30 designers who passed through the Parish-Hadley world to establish their own signature styles including such well known names as Bunny Williams, Brian McCarthy...

Gorgeous 2016 coffee table book featuring the iconic photography of Horst P. Horst. Horst spent many years of his career as a fashion photographer for Vogue and in 1963, at Diana Vre...

The tag line on the 2001 publication of British Campaign Furniture by Nicholas Brawer is 'Elegance Under Canvas' and never a truer word spoken! The h...

Beautiful people, lush gardens and stylish interiors ... Vogue's Book of Houses, Gardens, People, published by Viking Press in 1968, offers an insider's view of fascinating people an...

'Family Houses By The Sea' is a 1993 Clarkson Potter publication by Jerome Darblay and Alexandra D'Arnoux featuring 21 of the most charming ocean view homes and old school resorts fr...

Sotheby's The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor Geneva c 1987 A wonderful archive of the vast collection of Wallace Simpson's exquisite jewels she acquired over her lifetime The h...

Finely polished gilded gold vermeil hardware Vatican Book Mark measures 6 inches by 1 inch. Delicate details of the Virgin Mary with Child. Made...

Jeweler Masters, Mavericks & Visionaries of Modern Design Hardcover book c 2016 The stunning, glamorously design survey highlights the artistry, expertise and inspiration behind the work of today's most fascinating and influential jewelry designers. Breaking out of the rarified world associated with fine jewelry is a set of contemporary designers who combine traditional skills fresh vision, transforming artistic inspiration into wearable art Boundless creativity and a sense of playfulness distinguish these jewelers from the pack Skills that result in pieces that are breathtakingly sophisticated and deeply rooted in each designer's singular aesthetic Focusing on seventeen modern masters from around the world. Jeweler reveals the unique ideas, intricate processes, and inspiration that are incorporated in their designs. Curated by Stellene Volandes, editor-in-chief of Town & Country Jeweler introduces readers to designers like Hemmerle, a jewelry dynasty known for molding materials like copper and aluminum into one-of- kind collectibles Wallace Chan, the Hong Kong wizards of stones whose patented techniques dazzle the mind as well as the wearer; Elena Votsi...

Michael Vollbracht's Nothing Sacred hard cover book of celebrity portrait c 2000 The book is a collection of Vollbarcht's portrait paintings that e...

Very rare hardcover 'Alaia' book featuring breathtaking images taken by Azzedine Alaia published by Steidl dating to November of 1998. Original Limited edition from 1998 (not a reiss...