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Ballerina - Fashion's Modern Muse by Patricia Mears
$100.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse is a revelatory, irresistible treat for dance aficionados and fashionistas alike. Couturiers such as Balmain, Balenciaga, Chanel, Schiaparelli, Charles James, Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent designed ballet-inspired dresses and gowns, many featuring the boned bodices and vo ...Show more
Elegance in the Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930s by Patricia Mears
$75.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
Despite the dire financial environment of the 1930s, this decade gave rise to momentous technical and aesthetic innovations in fashion. This handsomely illustrated book is the first to analyse important developments in both men's and women's fashions of that time, exploring at the same time the economic ...Show more
Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme by Patricia Mears
$80.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
Today-- from haute couture to ready- to- wear-- parkas, puffer coats, and backpacks, as well as garments made of neoprene and Mylar are everywhere. But the roots of these ubiquitous items of dress and cutting- edge textiles are rarely acknowledged or understood. Inspired by the so-called "heroic era" of ...Show more
Ivy Style: Radical Conformists by Patricia Mears
$69.95 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
Many of the most familiar sartorial images of the 20th century can be traced to the prestigious college campuses of America. The "Ivy League Look", or "Ivy Style", was once a cutting-edge look that for decades led the evolution of menswear. Far more than a classic way of dressing, Ivy Style spread beyon ...Show more
Reinvention and Restlessness - Fashion in The 90s by Patricia Mears + Shonagh Marshall + Colleen Hill + Valerie Steele
$110.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
Nineties fashion - from grunge, to Clueless's Alaïa, to Margiela's new couture - is an essential reference point for contemporary style. This book, created in tandem with an exhibition at The Museum at FIT, documents the changing culture, attitudes, and creatives that ushered in our visual age. Minimali ...Show more
Yves Saint Laurent + Halston Fashioning the '70s by Patricia Mears; Emma McClendon
$85.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
A dazzling examination of the two designers behind the most iconic and glamorous fashions of the 1970s This fascinating publication is the first to examine side by side the careers and work of two of the biggest names in 20th-century fashion, Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) and Halston (1932-1990). Their ...Show more
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