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FORTHCOMING TITLES & RECENT RELEASES

Denim: The Fabric That Built America, 1935–1944
Denim: The Fabric That Built America, 1935–1944
Edited by Graham Marsh, Tony Nourmand.

There is perhaps no other fabric so inextricably associated with a country as is denim with the United States of America. First popularized by Levi’s iconic jean designs in the mid-1800s, denim quickly became the >>more

Reel Art Press
ISBN 9781909526976
US $49.95 CAN $69.95 TRADE
Hbk, 9 x 10.75 in. / 240 pgs / 60 color / 140 b&w.
Pub Date: 10/29/2024 In stock


Iron Men: Fashion in Steel
Iron Men: Fashion in Steel
Edited with text by Stefan Krause. Text by Fabian Brenker, Tobias Capwell, Daniel Jaquet, Chessica Kirchhoff, Jonathan Tavares, Pierre Terjanian, Marina Viallon.

Bringing together some of the most spectacular examples of European Renaissance armor from museum collections worldwide, Iron Men: Fashion in Steel approaches armor from an entirely fresh perspective: armor as fashion. The book sheds light >>more

Walther König, Köln
ISBN 9783753301433
US $59.95 CAN $83.95 FLAT40
Hbk, 9.5 x 11 in. / 200 pgs / 100 color.
Pub Date: 01/10/2023 In stock


Scarves
Scarves
Edited with text by Stefano Generali. Text by Cinzia Capalbo, Giovanni Maria Conti.

Scarves tells the story of this perrenial accessory, with color images of beautiful scarves throughout history and from luxury houses such as Gucci, Liberty and Hermès. These accompany essays that document the history of the >>more

Silvana Editoriale
ISBN 9788836641260
US $55.00 CAN $75.00 TRADE
Hbk, 9.5 x 11 in. / 232 pgs / 180 color.
Pub Date: 03/04/2025 Awaiting stock


The Architecture of the Chanel Shows
The Architecture of the Chanel Shows
By Florent Verdès. Text by Stefan Lubrina, Dominique Rouillard, Florent Verdès.

Ask any contributor to Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar what their favorite Chanel show is, and chances are it took place in the Grand Palais. From 2006 to 2019, the Grand Palais hosted Karl Lagerfeld’s groundbreaking >>more

Steidl
ISBN 9783969993835
US $145.00 CAN $225.00 TRADE
Hbk, 10.25 x 13.75 in. / 872 pgs / 458 color / 263 b&w.
Pub Date: 12/31/2024 Awaiting stock


The Offbeat Sari: Indian Fashion Unravelled
The Offbeat Sari: Indian Fashion Unravelled
Edited by Priya Khanchandani. Text by Aanchal Malhotra, Anupama Kundoo, Pragya Agarwal, Sonia Faleiro, Tara Mayer.

In recent years, the sari has been reinvented. Urban youth who previously associated the sari with formal attire can now be found wearing saris and sneakers on their commutes to work. Designers are experimenting with >>more

The Design Museum
ISBN 9781872005645
US $35.00 CAN $49.00 TRADE
Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 208 pgs / 160 color.
Pub Date: 08/01/2023 In stock


                                                                                                                                         

VISUAL BOOK INDEX | ACTIVE BACKLIST

11'' x 17''
11'' x 17''
By Elisa van Joolen.

This visual and textual reader documents the first iteration of 11"x17". It explores some of the questions that lie at the heart of the project through contributions by Lynn Berger, Pascale Gatzen, Ruby Hoette, Alexandra >>more

Onomatopee
ISBN 9789491677144
US $25.00 CAN $34.95 TRADE
Pbk, 11 x 17 in. / 104 pgs / 33 color / 96 b&w.
Pub Date: 10/21/2014 In stock


11'' x 17''
11'' x 17''
By Elisa van Joolen.

This visual and textual reader documents the first iteration of 11"x17". It explores some of the questions that lie at the heart of the project through contributions by Lynn Berger, Pascale Gatzen, Ruby Hoette, Alexandra >>more

Onomatopee
ISBN 9789491677144
US $25.00 CAN $34.95 TRADE
Pbk, 11 x 17 in. / 104 pgs / 33 color / 96 b&w.
Pub Date: 10/21/2014 In stock


A Portrait of Fashion
A Portrait of Fashion
Text by Aileen Ribeiro, Cally Blackman. Costume, portraiture and the presentation of the individual have been intimately linked throughout the history of art. But while the face of a person in a portrait seems to speak directly across the ages, the >>more

National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 9781855145566
US $45.00 CAN $60.00 TRADE
Pbk, 9 x 11 in. / 288 pgs / 242 color / 44 b&w.
Pub Date: 04/26/2016 Out of stock


Archive Species
Archive Species
By Joke Robaard, Camiel van Winkel.

Since the late 1970s, Dutch artist Joke Robaard has accumulated a collection of fashion images—a vast archive of photographs from fashion magazines and other media sources, concentrated on posture, context, background, narrative, image, text and >>more

Valiz
ISBN 9789492095435
US $50.00 CAN $69.95 TRADE
Pbk, 8.5 x 11 in. / 488 pgs / 150 color / 1200 b&w.
Pub Date: 02/19/2019 In stock


Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style
Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style
Edited with text by Jason Jules. Art direction and design by Graham Marsh.

Named one of the best books of 2021 by The Financial Times

From the most avant-garde jazz musicians, visual artists and poets to architects, philosophers and writers, Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style charts a period >>more

Reel Art Press
ISBN 9781909526822
US $49.95 CAN $64.95 TRADE
Hbk, 9 x 10.75 in. / 224 pgs / 100 color / 100 b&w.
Pub Date: 12/21/2021 In stock


BlueTailoring
BlueTailoring
By Stefano Chiassai. Edited by Corinna Chiassai, Claudio Marenco Mores.

Denim was first manufactured in the late 1800s as the fabric of choice for men who needed a sturdy uniform that could withstand the wear and tear of physical labor. In the years since, it >>more

Silvana Editoriale
ISBN 9788836646975
US $90.00 CAN $123.00 TRADE
Hbk, 9.5 x 12.75 in. / 296 pgs / 200 color.
Pub Date: 10/12/2021 In stock


Charles James: The Couture Secrets of Shape
Charles James: The Couture Secrets of Shape
Edited by Homer Layne, Dorothea Mink. Preface by Rick Owens. Text by Valerie Steele, R. Couri Hay, Paul Caranicas, Carolin Roider, Charles James.

British-American designer Charles James (1906–78), “America’s First Couturier,” is famed for the extraordinarily elegant evening gowns he created in the 1930s through the 1950s for society ladies on both sides of the Atlantic. From the >>more

Spector Books
ISBN 9783959052382
US $85.00 CAN $115.00 TRADE
Pbk, 8.75 x 11.5 in. / 398 pgs / 406 color / 63 b&w.
Pub Date: 05/21/2019 Out of stock


Connecting Afro Futures
Connecting Afro Futures
Edited with text by Claudia Banz, Cornelia Lund, Beatrace Angut Oola. Text by Tamar Clarke-Brown, Isaac Kariuki, D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem, Nadine Hounkpatin, Jaqee, Mwangi Hutter, Simon Njami, Mazzi Odu, Noliwe Rooks, Moses Serubiri, Cheikha Sigil, Jacqueline Shaw, Ken Aicha Sy, et al.

Gathering artists and designers from Uganda, Benin and Senegal, Connecting Afro Futures explores the relational nuances between hair, fashion and African identity.

From ornate wig sculptures to a videographic survey of Afrofuturism to clothing made from >>more

Kerber
ISBN 9783735606150
US $40.00 CAN $55.00 TRADE
Pbk, 8.25 x 9.75 in. / 128 pgs / 37 color / 3 b&w.
Pub Date: 10/22/2019 Out of stock


Contemporary Indian Fashion
Contemporary Indian Fashion
Edited by Federico Rocca. Indian haute couture is conquering catwalks worldwide. For many, Indian fashion conjures multi-colored saris and gold embroidery, but the designers featured in this volume are turning that cliché on its head by creating global styles >>more

Damiani
ISBN 9788862081009
US $60.00 CAN $79.00 TRADE
Pbk, 9.5 x 12.5 in. / 208 pgs / 200 color.
Pub Date: 10/31/2009 Out of stock


Exhibitionism
Exhibitionism
Edited by Valerie Steele.

Celebrating 50 years of "the most fashionable museum in New York," Exhibitionism illustrates through individual garments, installation photos, images and text, the lively and enlightening history of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. >>more

Skira
ISBN 9788857239729
US $30.00 CAN $45.00 TRADE
Hbk, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 104 pgs / 87 color.
Pub Date: 04/23/2019 In stock


Fashioning Value - Undressing Ornament
Fashioning Value - Undressing Ornament
By Femke de Vries.

Alongside the literal form of ornament a contemporary form has emerged, which shares the ascribed characteristics of the literal ornament, but has an even more pervasive effect. This ornament, that takes the shape of (commercially) >>more

Onomatopee
ISBN 9789491677885
US $20.00 CAN $29.95 TRADE
Pbk, 5 x 6 in. / 88 pgs / 17 color.
Pub Date: 02/16/2016 Out of stock


Fashioning Value - Undressing Ornament
Fashioning Value - Undressing Ornament
By Femke de Vries.

Alongside the literal form of ornament a contemporary form has emerged, which shares the ascribed characteristics of the literal ornament, but has an even more pervasive effect. This ornament, that takes the shape of (commercially) >>more

Onomatopee
ISBN 9789491677885
US $20.00 CAN $29.95 TRADE
Pbk, 5 x 6 in. / 88 pgs / 17 color.
Pub Date: 02/16/2016 Out of stock


Female Chic
Female Chic
Edited by Gina Bucher.

The fashion label Thema Selection and its outlet in Oberdorf, a Zurich neighborhood, made quite a splash back in the 1970s in the placid city along the Limmat River. The label attracted notice with its >>more

Edition Patrick Frey
ISBN 9783906803111
US $65.00 CAN $82.00 TRADE
Pbk, 9 x 12 in. / 624 pgs / 400 color.
Pub Date: 05/01/2016 Out of stock


Garmenting
Garmenting
Edited with text by Alexandra Schwartz. Text by Lydia Brawner, Rhonda Garelick, Karin G. Oen, Jonathan Michael Square.

Chronicling contemporary art’s engagement with costume, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art shows how visual artists around the globe are using garments to examine issues of subjectivity, identity and difference. Featuring 35 international artists, Garmenting is >>more

Museum of Arts and Design
ISBN 9781646570072
US $59.95 CAN $81.95 TRADE
Pbk, 8 x 12 in. / 136 pgs / 75 color.
Pub Date: 05/03/2022 Out of stock


GingerNutz
GingerNutz
By Michael Roberts. Foreword by Grace Coddington.

Michael Roberts’ charming text and hand-drawn illustrations tell the story of GingerNutz, an orangutan born in the wilds of Borneo who dreams of making it big in the fashion world. At ten years old, GingerNutz >>more

MW Editions
ISBN 9780998701806
US $27.50 CAN $37.50 TRADE
Clth, 6.75 x 9.25 in. / 80 pgs / 65 color.
Pub Date: 09/01/2017 In stock


GingerNutz Takes Paris
GingerNutz Takes Paris
By Michael Roberts. Foreword by Grace Coddington.

She's back! After becoming a breakout star in the fashion world, GingerNutz, the first Bornean-born orangutan supermodel, has landed in Paris for a whirlwind week of fittings, photo shoots and parties. Though born in humble >>more

MW Editions
ISBN 9780998701837
US $27.50 CAN $37.50 TRADE
Clth, 6.5 x 9.25 in. / 80 pgs / 65 color.
Pub Date: 09/25/2018 In stock


GingerNutz in Full Bloom
GingerNutz in Full Bloom
By Michael Roberts. Foreword by Grace Coddington.

GingerNutz used to be a normal young orangutan living in Borneo, head full of dreams about someday making it big in fashion. When a copy of Vogue magazine in a bottle washes up on shore, >>more

MW Editions
ISBN 9780998701875
US $27.50 CAN $38.50 TRADE
Hbk, 6.5 x 9.25 in. / 80 pgs / 59 color.
Pub Date: 11/17/2020 In stock


Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
Text by Giusi Ferre.

Giorgio Armani is an important new monograph on the Italian designer who changed fashion history. The androgynous look that characterizes many of Armani's collections reflects an exchange between different identities and cultures, resulting in his >>more

Marsilio Editori
ISBN 9788831720755
US $39.95 CAN $55.00 TRADE
Pbk, 11.8 x 7.8 in. / 176 pgs / 130 color.
Pub Date: 02/16/2016 In stock


Haute Couture in the Kitchen
Haute Couture in the Kitchen
By Paola Caovilla. >>more

Skira
ISBN 9788876244346
US $75.00 CAN $95.00 TRADE
Hbk, 9.75 x 11.25 in. / 240 pgs / 250 color.
Pub Date: 05/09/2006 In stock


Horst P. Horst
Horst P. Horst
Text by Susanna Brown.

This new monograph invites readers into Horst P. Horst’s (1906–1999) world of elegance, luxury and fantasy. Including the photographer’s elegant nudes, fashion photography, celebrity portraits and still-life studies, this luxurious volume reveals the extraordinary breadth >>more

Silvana Editoriale
ISBN 9788836640478
US $35.00 CAN $49.95 TRADE
Hbk, 9 x 11 in. / 96 pgs / 64 color.
Pub Date: 04/23/2019 Out of stock


Hybrid Heads
Hybrid Heads
By Angela Jansen, Daniela Dossi.

During a Ghent residency, Italian designer Daniela Dossi created a collaborative textile research project compiling headwear from around the world, producing 800 textile samples to be recomposed in order to recognize mutual difference as a >>more

Nai010 Publishers
ISBN 9789462085121
US $65.00 CAN $90.00 FLAT40
Pbk, 8.25 x 12 in. / 432 pgs / 1689 color / 1099 b&w.
Pub Date: 11/12/2019 In stock


In Praise of Hands
In Praise of Hands
Text by Franco Cologni. Photographs by Patrick Gries, Francesco Cito.

A trip to the discovery of jewelry manufacturing. Founded in Paris in 1896, Van Cleef & Arpels is perhaps the most renowned maison of fine jewelry in the world. The book reveals for the first >>more

Marsilio Editori
ISBN 9788831714860
US $90.00 CAN $125.00 TRADE
Hbk, 13 x 11 in. / 200 pgs / 157 color.
Pub Date: 09/10/2013 In stock


Italian Fashion Now
Italian Fashion Now
Text by Maria Luisa Frisa.

What's hot in Italian fashion now, and what soon will be hot. New stars are rising in the Italian fashion world–a varied group comprised of a young generation of designers who studied at fashion schools >>more

Marsilio Editori
ISBN 9788831798129
US $39.95 CAN $55.00 TRADE
Pbk, 9.75 x 7.9 in. / 212 pgs / 814 color.
Pub Date: 09/06/2011 Out of stock


Italian Fashion Now
Italian Fashion Now
Text by Maria Luisa Frisa.

What's hot in Italian fashion now, and what soon will be hot. New stars are rising in the Italian fashion world–a varied group comprised of a young generation of designers who studied at fashion schools >>more

Marsilio Editori
ISBN 9788831798129
US $39.95 CAN $55.00 TRADE
Pbk, 9.75 x 7.9 in. / 212 pgs / 814 color.
Pub Date: 09/06/2011 Out of stock


Italian Glamour
Italian Glamour
By Enrico Quinto, Paolo Tinarelli.

The essence of Italian style through fashion and costume in the 20th century in a handsome volume that captures the evolution of Italian fashion’s biggest brands. The fashion archive of Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli >>more

Skira
ISBN 9788857224282
US $65.00 CAN $85.00 TRADE
Hbk, 10 x 11.25 in. / 320 pgs / 400 color.
Pub Date: 04/21/2015 In stock


Italian Tailoring
Italian Tailoring
Text by Yoshimi Hasegawa.

Men's tailoring in Italy is a veritable art tradition, the product of a long legacy of elegance, taste and appreciation. In fact, made-to-measure garments and shoes entail painstaking measuring and a transformation of these measurements >>more

Skira
ISBN 9788857238289
US $50.00 CAN $67.50 TRADE
Hbk, 11.5 x 8.5 in. / 204 pgs / 204 color
Pub Date: 11/20/2018 Out of stock


Italy in Hollywood
Italy in Hollywood
Edited by Stefania Ricci.

Loosely following the years Salvatore Ferragamo (1898–1960) spent in California, Italy in Hollywood shines light on a neglected period in the history of the film capital. This sleek volume brings together programs, photographs, film clips, >>more

Skira Paris
ISBN 9788857238876
US $70.00 CAN $100.00 TRADE
Pbk, 9.5 x 11 in. / 480 pgs / 630 color.
Pub Date: 02/19/2019 In stock


Items: Is Fashion Modern?
Items: Is Fashion Modern?
Edited with text by Paola Antonelli, Michelle Millar Fisher. Text by Luke Baker, Anna Burckhardt, Stephanie Kramer, Mei Mei Rado, Jennifer Tobias.

Arranged A-Z encyclopedia-style, it includes designs as iconic as Levi’s 501 jeans, the pearl necklace and Yves Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking, and as ancient and rich as the sari, the Breton shirt, the kippah and >>more

The Museum of Modern Art, New York
ISBN 9781633450363
US $45.00 CAN $60.00 TRADE
Hbk, 8 x 10 in. / 288 pgs / 350 color.
Pub Date: 10/24/2017 In stock


Maurizio Galimberti: Around Enrico Coveri
Maurizio Galimberti: Around Enrico Coveri
Edited by Federco Mininni. Text by Bea Marsano.

Italian photographer Maurizio Galimberti (born 1956) never had a chance to meet Enrico Coveri (1952–1990), the fashion designer renowned for his exuberant, eccentric collections festooned with sequins and fantastical prints. But Enrico Coveri’s nephew, Francesco >>more

Silvana Editoriale
ISBN 9788836639991
US $50.00 CAN $69.95 FLAT40
Hbk, 12 x 15 in. / 104 pgs / 50 color.
Pub Date: 04/23/2019 In stock


Memos: On Fashion in This Millennium
Memos: On Fashion in This Millennium
Edited by Maria Luisa Frisa, Judith Clark, Stefano Tonchi. Photographs by Coppi Barbieri.

Taking its inspiration from two precedents—Italo Calvino’s famous meditation on aesthetic properties Six Memos for the Next Millennium, and the legendary typewritten notes of Vogue editor Diana Vreeland—Memos offers a reflection on fashion curating and >>more

Marsilio
ISBN 9788829706648
US $39.95 CAN $55.95 TRADE
Hbk, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 192 pgs / 80 color.
Pub Date: 08/25/2020 In stock


Modus
Modus
Edited by Ruby Hoette and Caroline Stevenson, with contributions by (D&K) Ricarda Bigolin, Janice Miller, T'ai Smith, Ellen Sampson & Alexis Romano.

In contemporary fashion, creative practitioners are actively seeking to challenge traditional practices and question the very definition of their discipline. While the mainstream fashion industry continues to uphold commercial boundaries, there are emergent practices that >>more

Onomatopee
ISBN 9789491677991
US $15.00 CAN $34.95 TRADE
Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 36 pgs.
Pub Date: 04/23/2019 In stock


Moments
Moments
Edited by Linda Loppa.

A discussion of the cultural value of fashion through an interdisciplinary dialogue involving the languages of contemporary art and culture.

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Skira
ISBN 9788857231761
US $55.00 CAN $70.00 TRADE
Pbk, 8.5 x 11.75 in. / 512 pgs / 500 illustrations.
Pub Date: 11/15/2016 In stock


One to One
One to One
Edited with text by Amelia Groom, T'ai Smith, Hanka van der Voet, Joke Robaard.

One-to-One refers to a working method in which items of clothing became large-sized printing tools, covered in black and blue ink. Each clothing item served as a stamp, and was simultaneously being stamped on, thus >>more

Onomatopee
ISBN 9789491677861
US $35.00 CAN $45.00 TRADE
Pbk, 8.5 x 11 in. / 160 pgs / 71 color / 106 b&w / 41 duotone.
Pub Date: 01/01/2019 In stock


One to One
One to One
Edited with text by Amelia Groom, T'ai Smith, Hanka van der Voet, Joke Robaard.

One-to-One refers to a working method in which items of clothing became large-sized printing tools, covered in black and blue ink. Each clothing item served as a stamp, and was simultaneously being stamped on, thus >>more

Onomatopee
ISBN 9789491677861
US $35.00 CAN $45.00 TRADE
Pbk, 8.5 x 11 in. / 160 pgs / 71 color / 106 b&w / 41 duotone.
Pub Date: 01/01/2019 In stock


Otto Jakob: Ripe Fruit
Otto Jakob: Ripe Fruit
Edited by Angelika Taschen. Text by Vivienne Becker.

Otto Jakob (born 1951) is an internationally renowned German jewelry maker, and perhaps one of the most unusual. After studying painting under Georg Baselitz, he turned to goldsmithing. As an autodidact, he learned to mix >>more

Hatje Cantz
ISBN 9783775744942
US $85.00 CAN $115.00 TRADE
Hbk, 9.75 x 12 in. / 296 pgs / 309 color.
Pub Date: 02/19/2019 Out of stock


Paint & Polish
Paint & Polish
Edited by Freek Lomme, Helen Maurene Cooper. Text by Ryan Kenneth Blocker, Roula Seikaly. Interview by Patricia Reed.

Paint & Polish sources visual inspiration from the microeconomic culture of Hispanic and African-American nail artists in the Northwest Side of Chicago. It fosters engagement with these artists by highlighting their work and collaborating with >>more

Onomatopee
ISBN 9789491677625
US $35.00 CAN $45.00 TRADE
Pbk, 11 x 13 in. / 104 pgs / 76 color.
Pub Date: 05/27/2017 Out of stock


Power Mode
Power Mode
Edited by Emma McClendon.

Power Mode: The Force of Fashion explores the multiple roles fashion plays in establishing, reinforcing, and challenging power dynamics within society. Published in tandem with The Museum at FIT exhibition of the same title, this >>more

Skira
ISBN 9788857239873
US $45.00 CAN $62.00 TRADE
Hbk, 9.5 x 12 in. / 128 pgs / 117 color.
Pub Date: 11/26/2019 In stock


Radical Fashion Exercises
Radical Fashion Exercises
Edited with text by Laura Gardner, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran. Text by Laura & Deanna Fanning, Kate Fletcher, Nakako Hayashi, Elisa van Joolen, Maria Kley, Martine Rose, Clemens Thornquist, Otto von Busch, et al.

This copious collection of bottom-up activities, prompts and workshops designed by contributors from all around the globe explores fashion in an expanded context. Designers, curators, artists, educators, fashion practitioners, DIY home sewers, students and other >>more

Valiz
ISBN 9789493246195
US $27.50 CAN $39.50 TRADE
Pbk, 6 x 8.5 in. / 304 pgs / 150 b&w.
Pub Date: 10/03/2023 In stock


Sixties Fashion
Sixties Fashion
Edited by Adelheid Rasche. Miniskirts, jeans, flares, pantsuits and Asian clothing--the fashion revolution of the 1960s has not yet ceased to reverberate, returning year after year to reinvent the discoveries of that decade. It was in the 1960s that >>more

Walther König, Köln
ISBN 9783865607980
US $43.00 CAN $57.50 TRADE
Pbk, 8.5 x 7.75 in. / 112 pgs / 150 color.
Pub Date: 08/31/2010 In stock


Sneakers Unboxed
Sneakers Unboxed
Edited with introduction by Alex Powis. Foreword by Tim Marlow, Ligaya Salazar.

This is the first book to gather leading designers, creators and industry insiders to reflect on sneaker design and its groundbreaking impact on popular culture. Contributors provide insights into the evolution of sneakers from sportswear >>more

The Design Museum
ISBN 9781872005539
US $29.95 CAN $39.95 TRADE
Pbk, 5.75 x 8.25 in. / 196 pgs / 100 color.
Pub Date: 08/10/2021 In stock


The Belgians
The Belgians
Text by Nele Bernheim, Lut Clincke, Laurent Dombrowicz, Agnes Goyvaerts, Siska Lyssens, Veerle Windels, Oscar Van den Boogaard, Karen Van Godtsenhoven. Surreal, avant-garde and explicit are three keywords that are commonly associated with Belgian fashion. This exhibition catalogue gives a unique historic overview of Belgian fashion, starting with the legendary Antwerp Six--including Dries van Noten, Walter >>more

Hatje Cantz
ISBN 9783775740319
US $60.00 CAN $79.00 TRADE
Hbk, 9.5 x 12.25 in. / 250 pgs / 240 color.
Pub Date: 09/29/2015 Out of stock


The Concise Dictionary of Dress
The Concise Dictionary of Dress
Photographs by Norbert Schoerner. Edited by Robert Violette. A brilliant amalgam of psychoanalysis, literature, art and couture, The Concise Dictionary of Dress is bestselling author and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips and fashion curator Judith Clark's inventive recasting of dress in terms of anxiety and >>more

Violette Editions
ISBN 9781900828352
US $39.95 CAN $53.95 TRADE
Clth, 7.25 x 9.5 in. / 136 pgs / 80 color / 40 b&w.
Pub Date: 07/31/2010 In stock


The New Fashion Container Project
The New Fashion Container Project
Edited with text by Linda Loppa.

The New Fashion Container project was born in 2020 as the fashion industry was undergoing seismic transformations. Based on 11 concepts proposing a new language for fashion, this volume brings together 22 industry professionals from >>more

POOL Publishing
ISBN 9783903572355
US $30.00 CAN $40.00 FLAT40
Pbk, 8 x 6.5 in. / 408 pgs / 24 color.
Pub Date: 04/12/2022 In stock


To Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth, Women's Work
To Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth, Women's Work
By Simona Bortis-Schultz.

Made by generations of women, the folk garment of the Romanian blouse secured its language despite eons of fierce changes. Author Simona Bortis-Schultz creates a cultural-historical biography of the blouse, from Neolithic beginnings in northeastern >>more

Set Margins' Publications
ISBN 9789083350165
US $25.00 CAN $37.50 TRADE
Pbk, 6.25 x 9.25 in. / 214 pgs / 58 color / 17 b&w.
Pub Date: 06/25/2024 In stock


Uman: The Essays, #5
Uman: The Essays, #5
By Joachim Bessing.

Uman – The Essays is a series of commentaries by contemporary connoisseurs, who explore the sources of men’s costume – sports, discovery, passions – to reveal the traditions and ethos at the basis of the ideal >>more

Skira
ISBN 9788857207827
US $24.95 CAN $29.95 TRADE
Hbk, 6.5 x 9 in. / 32 pgs / 5 color.
Pub Date: 09/06/2011 In stock


Unfolding Fashion Tech
Unfolding Fashion Tech
Edited by Marina Toeters. Text by Daniëlle Bruggeman, Jan Mahy, Rens Tap, Ben Wubs, Loe Feijs, Koen van Os, Gail Kenning, Lianne Toussaint, Stephan Wensveen, Anke Jongejan, Pauline van Dongen, Oscar Tomico.

Despite technological advances—new kinds of fabric, design processes, 3D-printing, miniaturized electronics and design software—changes in the fashion industry and everyday apparel have not been as significant as we might expect. If the fashion industry were >>more

Onomatopee Projects
ISBN 9789493148147
US $30.00 CAN $45.00 TRADE
Pbk, 6.25 x 8.75 in. / 172 pgs / 20 color / 199 duotone.
Pub Date: 11/26/2019 In stock



                         

VISUAL BOOK INDEX | OUT OF PRINT

Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony
Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony
Now anybody can raid Chloë Sevigny's wardrobe! Re-inventing the looks of 1989 for 2008, Sevigny has designed her first collection for the discerning New York/Los Angeles boutique Opening Ceremony. It's a concise and carefully assembled >>more

Opening Ceremony Press
ISBN 9780615197081
US $65.00 CAN $75.00 TRADE
Paperback, 6.75 x 10 in. / 50 pgs / 52 color.
Pub Date: 07/01/2008 Not available


Cooking Couture
Cooking Couture
Edited by Gisella Borioli. Text by Matias Perdomo. Photographs by Giovanni Gastel.

What happens when cuisine blends with haute couture. Can you describe an item of clothing in terms of its flavor, its odor? Or the taste of a fabric, that desire which makes your mouth water? >>more

Marsilio Editori
ISBN 9788831715034
US $39.95 CAN $55.00 TRADE
Hbk, 11 x 9.5 in. / 160 pgs / 197 color.
Pub Date: 09/10/2013 Not available


Cooking Couture
Cooking Couture
Edited by Gisella Borioli. Text by Matias Perdomo. Photographs by Giovanni Gastel.

What happens when cuisine blends with haute couture. Can you describe an item of clothing in terms of its flavor, its odor? Or the taste of a fabric, that desire which makes your mouth water? >>more

Marsilio Editori
ISBN 9788831715034
US $39.95 CAN $55.00 TRADE
Hbk, 11 x 9.5 in. / 160 pgs / 197 color.
Pub Date: 09/10/2013 Not available


Double Face: The Story about Fashion and Art from Mohammed to Warhol
Edited by Christoph Doswald. Text by Peter Gross, Barbara Vinken, Diedrich Diederichsen, Michelle Nicol. At just under 350 pages, this lavishly illustrated reader addresses the crossover between fashion and art. Featuring work by Daniele Buetti, Sylvie Fleury, Yoko Ono, Pipilotti Rist, Erwin Wurm and others, it includes a photographic >>more

JRP | Ringier
ISBN 9783905770247
US $45.00 CAN $55.00 TRADE
Clothbound, 8 x 11.5 in. / 344 pgs / 100 color / 30 b&w.
Pub Date: 03/01/2007 Not available


Dressing for Pleasure in Rubber, Vinyl & Leather
Dressing for Pleasure in Rubber, Vinyl & Leather
Edited by Jonny Trunk, Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell. For early devotees of leather, rubber and vinyl fetish wear, Atomage magazine was the underground bible of the 1970s. Founded, designed and published by the English designer John Sutcliffe as a platform for his extraordinary >>more

FUEL Publishing
ISBN 9780956356239
US $32.95 CAN $40.00 TRADE
Hbk, 5.5 x 8.25 in. / 208 pgs / 150 color / 110 b&w.
Pub Date: 11/30/2010 Not available


Embroidery
Embroidery
Introduction by Guisy Ferra. Texts by Valentino, Gianfranco Ferre, Etro, Anna Molinari, Blumarine, Marras Alessandro, Dell'Acqua, Kenzo (By Marras), Marni, Versace, Roberto Cavalli, Riccardo Tisci, Maurizio Pecoraro, Emilio Pucci, et. Al. The absolute dedication required by embroidery's sophisticated, precious handiwork has rendered it increasingly rare: as a craft, it calls for mental discipline even more than physical, and for infinite patience, virtues so far from contemporary, >>more

Damiani
ISBN 9788889431238
US $99.00 CAN $132.50 TRADE
Clothbound, 9 x 11.75 in. / 240 pgs / 300 color and 50 b&w.
Pub Date: 08/15/2006 Not available


Fashion Show
Fashion Show
Essays by Didier Grumbach, Pamela A. Parmal and Susan Ward. Paris, the undisputed capital of the fashion world, is rich in talented designers, skilled craftsmen and native chic. It has been a magnet for stylish men and women since the seventeenth century. While fashion and >>more

MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
ISBN 9780878467075
US $65.00 CAN $75.00 TRADE
Clothbound, 8 x 11.5 in. / 192 pgs / 120 color.
Pub Date: 12/01/2006 Not available


Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress
Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress
Edited by Molly Sorkin and Jennifer Park. Preface by Ángeles Gonzáles-Sinde. Introduction by André Leon Talley. Foreword by Oscar de la Renta, Harold Koda. Text by Mitchell A. Codding, Covadonga Pitarch Angulo, Irene Seco Serra, Maria Antonia Herradón Figueroa. This handsomely produced catalogue is published to accompany an exhibition at Queen Sofía Spanish Institute that analyzes the rich history of Spain’s regional clothing styles through the monumental paintings of Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla y >>more

Queen Sofía Spanish Institute
ISBN 9780615548180
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Clth, 9.5 x 12 in. / 151 pgs / 140 color.
Pub Date: 03/31/2013 Not available


Mode 2001: Landed-Geland Part I
Mode 2001: Landed-Geland Part I
Edited, introduction and interviews by Walter Van Beirendonck & Luc Derycke. Interviews by Steven Jones, Rei Kawakubo, Mr. Pearl and Takeji Hirakawa. Antwerp=Fashion=Culture=Mode 2001=Landed-Geland. This equation stands for the cosmopolitan, idiosyncratic, fascinating and stimulating event that was Landed-Geland, a six-month, citywide, multimedia extravaganza that recently colored and clothed the city of Antwerp in the name of fashion. >>more

Merz
ISBN 9789069170084
US $40.00 CAN $50.00 TRADE
Hardcover, 9.75 x 12.5 in. / 192 pgs / 250 color.
Pub Date: 04/02/2002 Not available


Mode 2001: Landed-Geland Part Ii
Mode 2001: Landed-Geland Part Ii
Edited by Walter Van Beirendonck and Luc Derycke. Introduction by Chris Dercon. >>more

Merz
ISBN 9789069170077
US $30.00 CAN $35.00 TRADE
Hardcover, 9.75 x 12.5 in. / 160 pgs / 250 color
Pub Date: 04/02/2002 Not available


Shopping
Shopping
Edited by Christoph Grunenberg and Max Hollein. Essays by Chantal B»ret, Christoph Grunenberg, Max Hollein, Thomas Kellein, and Mark Taylor. Shopping--the word nowadays signifies more than the mere purchasing of goods. From the Paris arcades to the suburban mall, buying has been an essential part of urban life throughout the 20th century. As a ritual, >>more

Hatje Cantz
ISBN 9783775712149
US $40.00 CAN $50.00 TRADE
Hardcover, 9.75 x 11 in. / 272 pgs / 200 color.
Pub Date: 01/02/2003 Not available


The Fashion Generation
The Fashion Generation
Edited and with essays by by Susanne Anna, Eva Gronbach and Miriam Matuszkiewicz. Does international fashion design still show the influence of culture and socio-ethnology--that is, elements of local significance--or is it, like so many other spheres, now dominated by global currents? The Fashion Generation seeks answers to >>more

Hatje Cantz
ISBN 9783775716147
US $35.00 CAN $40.00 TRADE
Paperback, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 192 pgs / 120 color.
Pub Date: 03/01/2006 Not available


Workwear
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Marsilio Editori
ISBN 9788831796903
US $48.00 CAN $58.00 TRADE
Pbk, 7.75 x 10 in. / 224 pgs / 304 color.
Pub Date: 09/08/2009 Not available