A & F Quarterly: New York Back to School Issue 2000
Columbus: Abercrombie & Fitch, (2000). First edition. 4to; 280pp.; illustrated. A very good copy in original pictorial wrappers. Uncredited photography.
Fashion
The Berte Fashion Studio: Costume Design Fashion Illustration
Philadelphia: Berte, N.d. [c. 1930]. Catalog for the Berte Fashion Studio in Philadelphia, offering instruction in fashion illustration and costume design. With a description of the school, curriculum, examples of students' work, fees, testimonials from graduates, photograph of building on Locust St., etc. 23 cm; 16 pp.; tipped-in illustrations from.....
Jewels of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Jewelry of the Dynastic Period
New York: Praeger Publishers, (1971), 1971. First American edition. 8vo; 256 pp.; 193 illustrations, including 100 color plates; bibliography. A very good copy or better in brown cloth in a very good dust jacket. A survey of the jewelry of the Dynastic period which has been found over time in.....
Fans in Fashion: Selections from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, (1981), 1981. First edition. Oblong 8vo; 130 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Owner's inscription; crease to corner front cover; else a very good copy in original pictorial wrappers.
Radical By Design: The Life and Style of Elizabeth Hawes
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., (1988), 1988. First Edition. First edition. Remainder mark to front edge; else a very good copy or better in a very good dust jacket. A biography of America's first couturier and author of "Fashion is Spinach"
Dressing Up: How to Look and Feel Absolutely Perfect for Any Social Occasion
New York: Putnam, (1984). First edition. 4to; 143 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Introduction by Diana Vreeland. A very good copy in dust jacket with short tears. Fashion advice and family reminiscence from one of the first modern Super Models, granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli and niece of Bernard Berenson.....
boston Rubber Shoe Col.: Catalogue 1895 and 1896
Boston: Boston Rubber Shoe Co., 1895. Catalog men's and ladies' overshoes, hip boots, storm slippers, etc. Illustrated with chromolithographic vignettes of the product in use. 21 cm; 24 pp.; a very good copy in original staple-bound wrappers.
The Development of Male Apparel
New York: Brooks Brothers, n.d [c.1895]. A pocket-sized promotional booklet from the legendary clothier, with an essay on the history of men’s clothing from garments of skin, togas, armor, and the refined 18th century, to the Victorian top-hatted dandy. With six illustrations from chromolithographs. 11 cm; 44 pp.; six illustrations.....
Ritual Raiments: Liturgical and Fraternal Order Vestments 1850-1950
Chicago: Arts Club of Chicago, 1993. Catalog for the exhibition of garments from the Catholic, Episcopal, and Protestant traditions, and examples of costume from the Masons, the Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias. First edition. 4to; 32 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in wrappers.
Swatchissimo: The Extraordinary Swatch Adventure
Geneva: Antiquorum Editions, (1992), 1992. First edition. 4to; 510 pp. more than 350 color illustrations from photographs. A fine copy in pictorial boards. The history and development of the Swatch, with illustrations of styles from the years 1981-1991.
The Chanel Watch Collections
Paris: Chanel, (2006). First edition. 8vo; pp. 47; 27; illustrated from photographs. Creasing to one inside cover; else a very good copy in original laminated boards. Actually two catalogs, each bound to one of the boards. Catalog bound to front board is for the J12 Collection of Men's Watches as.....
The New York Hat
New York: Charles Levy's Sons, N.d. [c. 1902]. Trade catalog for Charles Levy's Sons, hat manufacturer at 689-691 Broadway (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), showing current examples of hats and caps for men and boys. 24 cm; 32 pp.; illustrated. Short tear to one leaf; light wear to covers; else.....
BRIONI
ASSOULINE 1998, 1998. First edition. Fine/Fine. Text in French.
Exceptional Jewellery and Jadite Jewellery: Hong Kong 3 November 1999 [Jewelry]
London: Christie's, 1999. Catalog for November 3, 1999 auction in Hong Kong of 251 lots of jewellery, including examples of jadeite. First edition. 26.5 cm; 270 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in wrappers.
Anna Piaggi Fashion-ology
Victoria and Albert Museum, 2006, 2006. Catalog for the 2006 exhibition at the V&A celebrating the life of the Italian fashion writer. First edition. Folio; 12 pp.; illustrated. A very good copy or better in original wrappers.
Collection: Robes, Été 1955
Zurich: 1955. Thirty colored illustrations of dresses and women’s suits comprising the Summer 1955 collection of this Swiss house. No text; illustrations printed verso. The house’s collections were published six times a year; this is the first 1955 Summer issue. 30 cm; 30 illustrated sheets in colors, brad-bound in printed.....
Of Men Only: a Review of Men's and Boy's Fashions, 1750-1975
Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Museum, 1975. Catalog for the Brooklyn Museum exhibition of 2 centuries of men's and boy's clothing. First edition. Oblong 8vo; 31 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Rubbing, light wear to covers; else a good copy or better in wrappers.
Sonia Delaunay 1925 : Robes et Gouaches Simultanées : l'Art et le Corps, Rythmes-Couleurs en Mouvement
Paris: Damase, N.d. [1974]. A survey of Delaunay's designs for fabrics and fashion, based on a 1974 exhibition at the gallery Varenne. With texts in French by André Lhote, Michel Hoog, Sonia Delaunay, Blaise Cendrars, Philippe Soupault, Tristan Tzara, and presumably Damase. First edition. 22 cm; 48 pp; illustrated from.....
La Cravate Hermes / The Hermes Tie 1994
Paris: Editions Hermes, 1994. Trade catalog for the 1994 collection of Hermes neckties. With die-cut overleaf to match tie with 8 different combinatioins of shirt patterns and jackets. Narrow 4to (28 cm); approx. 50 full-page illustrations of ties. A very good copy in original self-wrappers.
l'Histoire Du Costume Eminin Mondial: La Rutilance Des Accoutrements Orientaux
Paris: Editions Nilsson, N.d. Folio; 6 pp.; Pochoir cover and 10 pochoir plates. Light marginal wear to some plates; a bright, clean and complete set. Text in French. A survey of women's styles in the Orient.
Les Modes Du Costume Feminin Francais: Les Modes du 1er Empire 1799-1815
Paris: Editions Nilsson, 1929. Folio; 8 pp.; Pochoir cover and 12 pochoir plates. Wrappers separating; light marginal wear to some plates; a bright, clean and complete set, the 8th album in the series. Text in French. A survey of women's styles in France.
Les Modes Du Costume Feminin Francais: Les Modes du Second Empire 1852 a 1870
Paris: Editions Nilsson, 1929. Folio; 8 pp.; Pochoir cover and 12 pochoir plates. Wrappers separating; closed tear to front cover; light marginal wear to some plates; a bright, clean and complete set, the 12th album in the series. Text in French. A survey of women's styles in France.
Immagini per Aida
Parma: Instituto Di Studi Verdiani. An exhibition of the costume designs for productions of Verdi's opera Aida from the first performance in Cairo, to the 1930 performances at the Opera. Text in English, Italian, German, and French. 30 cm; 94 pp.; illustrated from drawings and photographs. Owner's name; light wear.....
Devout/Devine: Fashion Vs. Religion / Mode Vs Religie
Hasselt: Modemuseum Hasselt, 2010. Catalog for the 2010 exhibition exploring the relationship between fashion and organized religion, especially the integration and translation of religious symbolism in contemporary work by designers. Text in English and Dutch. First edition. 8vo; 94 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in original wrappers.
Nez Numero 1 La Revue Olfactive Printemps/Ete 2016
Premiere issue of this French magazine devoted to scent, and its role in society, science, art, culture, and perfume. 26 cm.; 143 pp.; illustrated; scent card laid-in. A very good copy in die-cut wrappers.