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American Fashion: The Life & Lines of Many Designers 1st Ed Signed 2x by Trigere

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American Fashion: The Life and Lines of Adrian, Mainbocher, McCardell, Norell, and Trigere by Robert Riley; Dale McConathy; Sally Kirkland; Bernadine Morris; and Eleni Sakes Epstein. Descriptive text accompanied by photographs of celebrities and other prominent people wearing the fashions of Adrian, Mainbocher, McCardell, Novell and Trigere. Produced by the Fashion Institute of Technology, this book is divided into five one hundred-page sections for each of the designers. The book contains hundreds of b & w and color images, courtesy of Horst, Avedon, Dahl-Wolfe, Hoyningen-Huene, Penn, Rawlings, Steichen, Eric, Bouché, Eula, and Willaumez. Models include C.Z. Guest, Joan Crawford, the Duchess of Windsor (in her famous Mainbocher wedding dress), and many others. NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1975
  • Condition:
    1 signature has bleeding, slight musty odor.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NP-17611stDibs: LU2605141462462

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