Late 20th Century Fashion Books

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel - Book. Written by Karen Karbo, this leather-bound book breaks down the key philosophies of the renowned Coco Chanel, life lessons from the world...

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel - Book. Written by Karen Karbo, this leather-bound book breaks down the key philosophies of the renowned Coco Chanel, life lessons from the world...

YSL YVES SAIN LAURENT. YSL Coffee table book. The most extensive retrospective devoted to Yves Saint Laurent presented his full career from 1958 to 2...

First edition of Allure by Diana Vreeland published in 1980 by Doubleday & Co. is a 208 page compilation of 'pictures' (Ms. Vreeland's preferred term) by some of the most important p...

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel - Book. Written by Karen Karbo, this leather-bound book breaks down the key philosophies of the renowned Coco Chanel, life lessons from the world...

Giorgio Armani Photography Fashion Collection 2000 Hardcover Table Book Amazing book filled with fashion, stories, home decor photos, and so much more. Perfect for any lover for fashion, photography, and life! In great condition and ready to be shipped. Author: Celant, Germano, Koda, Harold, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Museo Guggenheim Bilbao Publisher: Guggenheim Museum Pubns Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 2000-10-01 Language: English Edition: First Edition Page Count: 500 Dimensions: 10.25 x 2.0 x 12.25 inches Weight: 7.5 pounds Hardcover. fine/fine. A fine copy in dust jacket. Overview A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the future began. The future of fashion, that is. Of course, it wasn't quite so long ago (it was the 1970s), and it wasn't quite so far away (it was Milan, Italy). Right there and then, the world witnessed the birth of the sports coat. This one jacket spawned the beginnings of casual dress and semi-androgynous fashion. This may not seem so radical now, but think about what came before. Look back to theVoguemagazines of the mid-20th century: the clothes were spectacular and elegant with very fitted waists, skirts with crinolines, crisp lines in men's suits. It was a severe and dramatic look; the body was very contained, almost sculpted by the clothes. But the times were changing, and comfort was coming into its own, explicit in the hippie wares of the 1960s.Along came Italian designer Giorgio Armani. He fused the softness of jeans and ponchos with more convention, and built a fashion empire from the deconstruction of the shape-shifting suits of the 1940s and '50s. Fashion publisher Patrick McCarthy...

n My Own Fashion Oleg Cassidy. 1st edition 1987. In My Own Fashion: An Autobiography Oleg Cassini. At once outrageous and elegant, this witty memoir offers Cassini's unparalleled int...

Yves saint laurent the perfection of style rizolli Florence Muller, Foreword by Pierre Berge and Kimerly Rorschach. Publisher: Skira Rizzoli Publication Date: 2016 An intimate look ...

Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry 1st Edition Hardcover Book Edited by Ruth A. Peltason. 280 illustrations, including 175 color photographs by John Bigelow Taylor. "Here, in my own words and as I remember them, are my cherished stories about a lifetime of fun and love and laughter...I've never thought of my jewelry as trophies. I'm here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty." --Elizabeth Taylor She has mesmerized movie audiences since her debut in National Velvet at the age of twelve, dazzled both men and women with her luminous beauty and iconic presence, displayed shrewd business acumen by creating a line of fragrances with unparalleled success, and her AIDS activism has been a call to arms for people around the world. She is Hollywood's greatest living star and a living legendElizabeth Taylor. One of her greatest passions is jewelry, and over the years she has amassed one of the world's foremost collections. By the time she was in her thirties, Elizabeth Taylor already owned an outstanding set of Burmese rubies and diamonds from Cartier, a fantastic emerald and diamond suite...

Cartier 1900 to 1939 Hardcover Book This sumptuous volume surveys spectacular creations from the first four decades of the 20th century, when the renowned...

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...

Beautifully published 1988 coffee table book that is worthy of bedside reading by jewelry historian, Sylvie Raulet. This 332 page 13" x 10" book is filled with 546 photographs and i...