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Exhibition catalog in excellent condition with light scuffing/shelf wear to Skull / A. McQueen's face lenticular on chocolate brown cover only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 240 pages with hypnotic fake woodgrain illustrated endpapers. Filled with oversize full color full page photos of the clothing designs of the subject hanging on bruised mannequins. Sorta hot, if you like that kind ot thing. Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer's career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs, revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture, and technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections and extravagant runway presentations, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art. Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, organized by The Costume Institute, this stunning book includes a preface by Andrew Bolton; an introduction by Susannah Frankel; an interview by Tim Blanks with Sarah Burton, creative director of the house of Alexander McQueen; illuminating quotes from the designer himself; provocative and captivating new photography, a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty celebrates the astounding creativity and originality of a designer who relentlessly questioned and confronted the conventional parameters of fashion to express ideas about culture, politics, and identity.
Exhibition catalog in excellent condition with light scuffing/shelf wear to Skull / A. McQueen's face lenticular on chocolate brown cover only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 240 pages with hypnotic fake woodgrain illustrated endpapers. Filled with oversize full color full page photos of the clothing designs of the subject hanging on bruised mannequins. Sorta hot, if you like that kind ot thing. Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer's career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs, revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture, and technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections and extravagant runway presentations, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art. Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, organized by The Costume Institute, this stunning book includes a preface by Andrew Bolton; an introduction by Susannah Frankel; an interview by Tim Blanks with Sarah Burton, creative director of the house of Alexander McQueen; illuminating quotes from the designer himself; provocative and captivating new photography, a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty celebrates the astounding creativity and originality of a designer who relentlessly questioned and confronted the conventional parameters of fashion to express ideas about culture, politics, and identity.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full red clothboards. Slight foxingTears on dust jacket. 285 uncensored illustrations.
Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 6 1/2"w x 9 1/4"h. 92 pages. Many b&w photos.
Delightfull illustrations by Alfonso Casas adorn this "fascinating collection of observations, musings, tips and advice abut the world of beards, barbers and bearded masses -somewhere between a collector's item and a how-to guide for those new to the world of facial hair, and for those who are already proud proponents of the bearded way of life.".159p. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 280 pages. Full blue cloth boards show wear at edges. Edge wear and small tears on dust jacket. 8 1/2"w x 11 5/8"w. Includes work by Chanel, Poiret, Patour, Lanvin, Rochas, Molyneux, Vionnet, Mainbocher, Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Harntell, Hardie Amies, and Dior. "In Fashion Illustrated Deborah Torrens reviews the spring and fall haute couture collections of thirty great years of fashion as presented in the more exclusive magazines that illustrated the clothes created by the top designers of Paris, New York, and London."
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. B&W photos throughout. 58 pages in large format, chapters include: Tuberculosis: impact on native lives, The occupational therapy program, The creation of the arts and crafts collection, The fole of the museum: The Charles Camsell hospital collection project. With two catalogues for the crafts collection (55 exhibits each with a photo and description) and the garment collection (16 exhibits each with a photo and description.) The garment collection is very well described and includes sections on The significance of the garment collection, Materials and production used to produce items in the collection, & The meaning of dress (Symbolic meaning in clothing, Gender, Age,Status, Spiritual protection. )
Ex- library book with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text is clean. Color and b&w drawings, very detailed.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Complete with separate "Directory" booklet of the artists featured in the book, silk bookmark. About 50 current fashion artists represented with several full color, full pages each.
96 page book with fold-out map at back, usually one large color photo per page depicting traditional dress and costume and dance from region throughout (the former) Yugoslavia. Regions include six ethnographic zones: the Alpine, Pannonian, Adriatic, Dinaric, Moravian and Vardarian and the book is divided into chapters on Slovenia, with the Kurenti from the Ptuj region) Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia. Text is in Croatian. Institutional library stamp and (unused) "due date" sheet on inside back cover.
Ex-library book with the usual markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked. 364 pages. Many black & white and color illustrations. Text in Italian. Creased spine and edge wear to cover. This is Volume V in the "Enciclopedia Dell'Abbigliamento / Serie Culturale" series. Title translates to "The Costume in the times from the Renaissance to the Modern Times."
Obra de texto para cursar los estudios de Belleza y Estetica en ATENEA Instituto Profesional de de Estudios Superiore de Belleza y Estetica.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Tear on dust jacket. Full black cloth boards. 9" x 12". Color photographs of black women in Africa, an homage to female beauty. Text and poems by Calixthe Beyala.
Bright glossy colour boards. No writing inside. Bump to spine bottom has opened one inch tear along back board. Two upper board corners have been bumped open. Contents very good. From the Van Gool Classic Fairy Tale Series. Book
103 pages. Illustration index. "Beauty care for the face and body before and after childbirth." - from front cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
128 pages. Examines the way of life, artifacts and beliefs of this little known and fascinating people. Werner Forman's colour photographs, taken specially for this volume, show the threatening beauty of the long coastal strip which the tribes inhabited, and the exquisitely executed details of the objects they made. In this harmonious approach, the American Indian world comes alive - the world of Tsonoqa (the wild woman of the woods), of the Crooked-Beak-of-Heaven, and countless other spirits - but above all the world dominated by the physical representation of their world-view, the totem. Light wear. Unmmarked. Nice copy. Book
106 pages. Author has used "traditional landscape" photography to portray the variation, emptiness and beauty of the land, but the vision is a personal one: the land is seen through one man's eyes and his magically evocative lens. Lovely clean unmarked copy with very light wear to dust jacket. Book
128 pages including index. Topics include: preparing for parenthood; birth options; beauty, exercise, nutrition; the fertility question; comprehensive medical guide. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
96 pages. Unmarked inside. Light signs of wear and soiling overall. Recounts the famous Disney tale of Beauty and the Beast. Book
176 pages with selected bibliography. Oblong tan cloth boards have browned around the edges but are only lightly soiled and worn. Contents are clean with some yellowing at the edges. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Bright gilt lettering on spine. List of 98 plates is placed loose inside front cover. A haunting but beautiful look at this enormous lake and its environs. Book
128 pages including index. Why settle for plain floors when you can turn them into decorative accents that add as much to the beauty of your home as the furniture or window treatments do? New products - such as acrylic varnishes that resist yellowing - make it easier than ever to achieve terrific results using a variety of time-honored techniques. From dramatic backdrops with broad expanses of color to repeated stamped motifs, you'll make masterpieces underfoot - indoors and out, and even up the stairs. Clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to attractive dust jacket. Lovely copy. Book
61 pages. Reprint of the 1967 first edition. Prior owner's details atop title page. Erasures to top of front cover. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling with markings primarily to the first half of book. A worthy reading copy. Book
260 pages including bibliography and index. Illuminates the quest women must take to free themselves from this cultural trap to enjoy the fruits that aging can bring. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
144 pages. Ffeatures: Fashion Dolls in the Kendall Collection; Tour Europe with a Doll Itinerary - the dolls in the mountain - a spectacular collection in Salzburg; The Ponytail Barbie Doll - a work in progress; Vogue's 1950s Ginny - the path to perfection, Part 1; Dolls of the Century, the 1970s; Dolls rule the runway at this fashion show; Beauty, Talent and Temper - Madra Lord; Dawn Returns!; Win two signed Alexandra Fairchild Ford Dolls!; Amazing fashion makeovers; HSN's Doll Artist Anniversary features six doll artists. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy. Magazine
176 pages including index and some colour photographs. Packed with practical and up-to-date advice for all members of the family. Find out how to: develop your essential skin care regime; Keep your body fit and beautiful, whatever your age; deal with problem and allergy-prone skin; Enjoy the sun - without damaging your skin; Get the best from beauty therapies and cosmetic surgery. Unmarked. Lightly worn. Attractive colour glossy covers. Book
