Valerie Steele - Böcker

"e;This is an original, gracefully written study of Paris fashion, one that manages to say as much about national character, in a sense, as it does about the rise and fall of hemlines. . . . I would not only recommend it to anyone interested i...

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Sky-high, ornate, and the pinnacle of glamour, both restrictive and liberating, art object and deeply ordinary, shoes tell the story of shifting attitudes toward desire, power, and wealth throughout history. Lace up for a journey through the most ...

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The more than eighty collaborators featured in this book comprise an A to Z of Vuitton s creative collaborations, especially from the last decade, with significant chapters devoted to the work of Nicolas Ghesquiere, Marc Jacobs, Takashi Murakami a...

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`Steele is to fetish dressing what Anne Rice is to vampires.' Christa Worthington, Elle Fetish Fashion, Sex, and Power Valerie Steele Corsets. High heels. Thigh-high leather boots. Tattoos and body piercing. What do they mean? Historically grounde...

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Corsets. High heels. Thigh-high leather boots. Tattoos and body piercing. What do they mean? Historically grounded and abundantly illustrated, Fetish: Fashion, Sex, and Power charts the boundaries of the normal and `perverse', showing how even the...

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Kinky boots, corsets, underwear as outerwear, second-skin garments of rubber and leather, uniforms, body piercing.... Today everything from a fetishist's dream appears on the fashion runways. Although some people regard fetish fashion as exploitat...

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The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the history of fashion. Although regarded as an essential element of fashionable dress from the Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset was also frequently condemned as an instrum...

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The first full-scale study of one of Americas greatest contemporary fashion designers Working quietly and without much public attention for more than 20 years, American fashion designer Ralph Rucci suddenly became a headline topic in 2002, when he...

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A visually stunningexploration of how contemporary Japanese fashion and visual culture are transforming the way we experience our world Scholars have long acknowledged the significance of the Japanese fashion revolution of the 1980s, when avant-ga...

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A spectacular showcase of the inimitable style and haute couture collection of fashion icon Daphne Guinness "She is one of the-if not the-most stylish women living," says designer and film director Tom Ford, speaking of Daphne Guinness, ...

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An astute exploration of the most outrageous shoe designs of the 21st century This fabulously illustrated book explores western cultures fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes. Over the past decade, shoe design has become increasingly ...

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An unprecedented in-depth exploration of the complex interrelationship between high fashion and queer history and culture From Christian Dior to Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, many of the greatest fashion designers of the past century h...

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The first book to explore the synergy between dance and fashion, featuring a wide range of dance-fashion collaborations and inspirations Dress and adornment have long played an important role in the visual allure of dance, and fashion designers ha...

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A lavishly illustrated tribute to one of the most remarkable self-invented personalities on the New York fashion scene Susanne Bartsch has been the queen of New York City nightlife since the 1980s when she first became famous for spectacular parti...

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Today, with the advent of 'millennial pink', the colour formerly associated with Barbie has acquired a new identity. Nor is this the first time the symbolism of pink has been radically transformed. In this volume, in collaboration with a major exh...

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One of the few surveys of Black style and fashion ever published, How to Slay offers a lavishly illustrated overview of African American style through the twentieth century, focusing on the last thirty-five years. Through striking images of some o...

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Minimalism. Deconstruction. The rejuvenation of established houses. These are just a few of the concepts that have come to define 1990s fashion. Others include an increased concern with environmentalism, developing technologies and the beginning o...

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Long before 'collabs' became a buzzword, artists influenced every aspect of the fashion world. This approachable collection compares fashion and art side-by-side to highlight a variety of relationships: inspiration, collaboration, and ar...

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Paris, Capital of Fashion accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, New Yorks only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. This lavishly-illustrated book is edited by MFITs director and chief curator, Valerie Steele, also the aut...

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Paris, Capital of Fashion accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, New York's only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. This lavishly-illustrated book is edited by MFIT's director and chief curator, Valerie Steele, also the a...

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Paris, Capital of Fashion accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, New York's only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. This lavishly-illustrated book is edited by MFIT's director and chief curator, Valerie Steele, also the a...

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- An essential reference for students, curators and scholars of fashion, cultural studies, and the expanding range of disciplines that see fashion as imbued with meaning far beyond the material. - Over 300 in-depth entries covering designers, arti...

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Paris has been the international capital of fashion for more than 300 years. Even before the rise of the haute couture , Parisians were notorious for their obsession with fashion, and foreigners eagerly followed their lead. From Charles Frederick ...

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- An essential reference for students, curators and scholars of fashion, cultural studies, and the expanding range of disciplines that see fashion as imbued with meaning far beyond the material.- Over 300 in-depth entries covering designers, artic...

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Paris has been the international capital of fashion for more than 300 years. Even before the rise of the haute couture , Parisians were notorious for their obsession with fashion, and foreigners eagerly followed their lead. From Charles Frederick ...

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* An essential reference for students, curators and scholars of fashion, cultural studies, and the expanding range of disciplines that see fashion as imbued with meaning far beyond the material. * Over 300 in-depth entries covering designers, arti...

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Sky-high, ornate, and the pinnacle of glamour, both restrictive and liberating, art object and deeply ordinary, shoes tell the story of shifting attitudes toward desire, power, and wealth throughout history. Lace up for a journey through the most ...

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From Azzedine Alaia, Cristobal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, more than a century's worth of fashion greats from the permanent collection of The Museum at FIT in New York City are celeb...

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Von Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga und Coco Chanel bis Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent und Vivienne Westwood feiert Fashion Designers A-Z die bedeutendsten Modeschöpferinnen und Modeschöpfer der letzten 100 Jahre. Diese aktualisierte N...

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From Azzedine Alaa, Cristbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, more than a centurys worth of fashion greats are celebrated in this new edition of Fashion Designers AZ. An accessibly priced...

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