Marimekko: Fabrics Fashion Architecture.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. Tall 4to, blue cloth, white type, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2003). First Edition. Fine. More
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Shops and Shopping, 1800-1914; Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought her Clothes
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1964. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and chipped. London: George Allen and Unwin, (1964). More
The Costume of China; Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese
Singapore: Graham Brash, 1990. 50 color plates and 50pp. of descriptions of the plates. 8vo, pictorial boards, pages very slightly wavy in right margins. Singapore: Graham Brash, (1990). Very good Facsimile of the 1814 edition. More
The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence.
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1986. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Short 4to, cloth, d.w. (Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1986). First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence.
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. 347 pages. Short 4to, green cloth, d.w. (Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988). Revised and expanded edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c.
London: Ackermann, 1818. 15 fine color plates. 3 separate issues bound together: Volume V. May 1, 1818 No. 29, pages 250 - 314: Volume V. June 1, 1818. No. 30. pages 315 - 384: Volume VI. November 1. 1818, No. 35. pages 245- 310. slim 8vo, 3/4 red leather, marbled boards (rubbed). London: Ackermann, 1818. Very good (+). With a presentation and letter laid in by John Carnegie. More
The Dress Doctor.
Boston: Little Brown, 1959. Illustrated. 8vo, aqua and gray boards, d.w. )price clipped). Boston: Little Brown, (1959). First Edition. Near Fine. More
Giorgio Armani: Spring Summer 1998
Armani, 1998. Black and white photographs, loose as issued by Aldo Fallai and Carton Davis. Two frosted mylar folders (one with corners creased), one for women's collection and one for men's, housed in a folding black paper slipcase (a few scrapes on back). Plates clean and fine. 1998, Armani. Overall a very good(+) copy. More
Nancy Shippen Her Journal Book; the International Romance of a Young Lady of Fashion of Colonial Philadelphia with Letters to her About Her.
Color frontis., illus. 8vo, cloth; (cloth spotted). Philadelphia, 1935. More
The Art of Makeup.
New York: Harper, 1994. Text by Kevyn Aucoin and Tina Gaudoin. Foreword by Linda Wells, Essays by Cindy Crawford, Donna Karen, Polly Mellen, and Liza Minnelli. Edited by Antoinette White. 227 full color photographs, 176pp, slim folio, white boards. New York: Harper Collins/Callaway Editions, 1994. First Edition. Fine in a fine dust wrapper and the original shrinkwrap. More
Shots of Style: Great Fashion Photographs Chosen by David Bailey.
London: Victoria & Albert, 1985. Introduction by Martin Harrison. Full-page black and white photo illustrations throughout, 64pp. of text, 4to, photographic wrappers. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, (1985). Near fine Published to coincide with an exhibition 9 October 1985 - 19 January 1986. More
Italia.
Bergamo: Bolis, 1992. The Italian Industry as Seen by Dorothea Balluff, Enrico Guagnini, Paola Pisa, and Maurizio Valentini. Introduction by Sergio Zavoli. Extensively illustrated, 221pp., 4to, grey cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Bergamo: Edizioni Bolis, (1992). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Croquis Plate 301
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatch attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. The design shows a skirt and jacket combination. The jacket has a fur collar, pocket details, and a belt. A swatch of the appropriate fabric, grey and black wool, is stapled to the sheet. These... More
Croquis Plate 305 Index M
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. The design shows a knee-length coat. A swatch of the appropriate fabric, grey and black wool, is stapled to the sheet. These sketches were produced in a limited quantity and presented to potential clients in... More
Croquis Plate 305 Index R
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatches and note attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. The design shows two views of the outfit, which is a knee-length belted coat. A swatch of the appropriate fabric, cream-colored wool, is stapled to the front. A note is also attached to... More
Croquis Plate 345
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples, handwritten note directly on sheet. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. The design shows a coat in three views. A swatch of the appropriate burgundy wool fabric is stapled to the sheet. These sketches were produced in a limited quantity and... More
Croquis Plate 393
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatch attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. The design shows a knee-length evening dress with a belted style. A swatch of the appropriate fabric, black muslin, is stapled to the sheet. These sketches were produced in a limited quantity and presented to... More
Croquis Plate 40
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatches and note attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. The design shows a jacket and dress combination for daytime. Swatches of the appropriate fabric, a white and a blue checkered muslin, are stapled to the sheet. A typed note is also attached... More
Croquis Plate 45
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing. The design shows three views of a jacket and dress combination. The dress has a tie detail at the collar as well as a belt. Swatches of the appropriate fabric, cream muslin and cream jersey, are stapled to the sheet. These sketches were produced in a limited... More
Croquis Plate 74
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing. The design shows a knee-length day dress with details on the cuffs, hem, and collar, as well as a belt. Swatches of the appropriate fabrics, navy lace and muslin, are stapled to the sheet.These sketches were produced in a limited quantity and presented to... More
Guirlande des Mois
Paris: Meynial. 3 volumes, 1918, 1919 and 1921 of the five volumes almanac. Beautifully illustrated with 19 pochoir color plates and 3 color title page vignettes by George Barbier in his characteristic art deco style. The volume for 1918 is in pink silk with cracked hinges and no dust wrapper; 1919 is with pictorial silk covers, hinges strengthened, chipped spine and partial dust wrapper; 1919 has a white pictorial silk cover and good dust wrapper. The interiors are all fine. Paris: Meynial, 1918, 1919, 1921. Very good (-). More
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff).
Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1972. Numerous exquisite tipped-in color plates, 181pp., printed on blue handmade Fabriano paper. Folio, gilt-stamped black silk cloth, mounted cover illustration, ornately gilt on front cover and spine, black clam shell box. Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1972. Fine. Limited Edition, one of 1500 (of 2000) numbered copies bound in silk. Text in English. More
Mirror Mirror: A Social History of Fashion
New York: Holt, 1977. Hundreds of illustrations in both color and black and white. 400 pages. Thick 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, lightly rubbed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1977). First edition. A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
The Allure of Men
New York: Assouline. Illustrated with full-bleed photography. 126 pages, slim 4to, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Assouline, no date. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Costumes by Karinska.
New York: Abrams, 1995. Foreword by Edward Gorey, 242 illustrations including 78 plates in full color, 4to, red cloth, d.w. (New York): Harry Abrams, (1995). A fine copy but for an ex-libris. More