Merriam, Eve

Figleaf: The Business of Being in Fashion. With Drawings by Burmah Burris

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, (1960). (1960). Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, (1960). (1960). Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with the extremities darkened. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with a piece out of the top edge of the rear panel & another out ofthe tail of the jacket spine. 255 & [1] pages. Full-page & textual illustrations in black & white by Burmah Burris. There is light offsetting to the endpapers from the dust jacket. Good in a fair dust wrapper.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 20271

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; FASHION INDUSTRY; DESIGNERS; MANUFACTURERS; RETAILERS; FASHION MAGAZINES; EVE MERRIAM; FIGLEAF: THE BUSINESS OF BEING IN FASHION; ILLUSTRATOR; BURMAH BURRIS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Moltedo, Laura; President

Bottega Veneta

(New York): Bottega Veneta, (1995). (1995). (New York): Bottega Veneta, (1995). (1995). Very good. - Small quarto [approximately 7-3/4 inches high by 7/78 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wrappers. The binding is slightly bumped. The rear wrap is rubbed & soiled with a mailing label & a small red sticker. 31 pages with an order form & a catalog-request form bound in. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Very good. A catalog for the firm's designer leather goods. Very good.

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Book number: 26857

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; ITALIAN FASHION; HANDMADE LEATHER GOODS; SHOES; ACCESSORIES; BODEGA VENETA; ILLUSTRATED CATALOG; LAURA MOLTEDO.

Pattison, Angela; and Cawthorne, Nigel.

A Century of Shoes: Icons of Style in the 20th Century.

(Edison, NJ): Chartwell Books, Inc. (1997). (1997). - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 9-5/8 inches wide], gray cloth in a dust wrapper. The corners of the front cover are slightly bumped. There is a small area of dampstaining to the bottom edge of the dust jacket's rear panel. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 95108

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; FOOTWEAR; A CENTURY OF SHOES: ICONS OF STYLE IN THE 20TH CENTURY; ANGELA PATTISON; NIGEL CAWTHORNE; HIGH HEELS; LOAFERS; BOOTS; PUMPS; SLIPPERS; MULES; STILETTOS; SANDALS; BROGUES; HISTORY OF SHOES; SHOE DESIGNERS; SHOE CONSTRUCTION; JIMMY CHOO;

Richardson, Terry; Lagerfeld, Karl; Hadid, Zaha; et al

Hong Kong Chanel Mobile Art Issue #1

Paris: Chanel, 2008. 2008. Paris: Chanel, 2008. 2008. Very good. - Small folio [approximately 14 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide], softcover. The contents are laid into a folding pictorial cover sheet. The cover sheet is lightly bumped with a small, light stain to the bottom edge of the front panel. Unpaginated. The unbound contents are printed on folding sheets of glossy paper. Profuse illustrations in color and black & white. Near fine. Mobile Art was a joint project of Chanel and Zaha Hadid Architects. Hadid was asked by Karl Lagerfeld to design a mobile art pavilion inspired by one of Chanel's signature creations, the quilted bag. The pavilion or mobile art container was to house an admission-free exhibition which would tour throughout Asia, the United States and Europe and involved twenty-one international artists. This publication marked the opening of the Chanel Art Container in Hong Kong in February 2008. Included are photographs by Terry Richardson, Karl Lagerfeld, Olivier Saillant, Stephan Crasneanscki and Camille Vivier; interviews with Zaha Hadid and Karl Lagerfeld; statements by the artists; and essays by others involved in the project. The text is in English. Very good .

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Book number: 27660

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; ART; FASHION HOUSE; CHANEL; HONG KONG CHANEL MOBILE ART ISSUE #1; ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS; MOBILE ART CONTAINER; DESIGNER; KARL LAGERFELD; PHOTOGRAPHERS; OLIVIER SAILLANT; STEPHAN CRASNEANSCKI; CAMILLE VIVIER; TERRY RICHARDSON; CONTEMPORARY ART EXH

Simons, Harry.

Drafting Men's and Boys' Overalls: A Complete Treatise on Drafting All Kinds of Men's and Boys' Overalls.

New York: Clothing Designer Co. Inc. 1925. 1925. New York: Clothing Designer Co. Inc. 1925. 1925. Fine. - Small quarto, 10-3/4 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide, Softcover bound in printed brown wraps backed with tan cloth tape. Title & 32 pages mimeographed in blue ink from a typed ms. & printed on one side only as issued by the author. Illustrated with 10 black-and-white patterns. Near fine. Fine .

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Book number: 98646

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; TAILORING; DRAFTING; PATTERNS; OVERALLS; HARRY SIMONS; CLOTHING DESIGNER CO.; DRAFTING MEN'S AND BOYS' OVERALLS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Simons, Harry.

Men's, Women's and Boys' Proportions.

New York: Clothing Designer Co. 1925. 1925. - 12mo [5 inches high by 3 inches wide], softcover bound in printed brown wrappers with a vignette ad in black on the rear wrap. 64 pages. Illustrated with numerous tables. Near fine. "Prepared for the Garment Trade by Harry Simons Technical Editor of The Clothing Trade Journal". Rare. WorldCat locates 2 copies. Fine .

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Book number: 97454

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; GARMENT TRADE; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND BOYS' PROPORTIONS; SIZES; HARRY SIMON; THE CLOTHING TRADE JOURNAL; TABLES.

(Whalen, Grover A.; Committee Chairman)

A Stitch in Time... : A Report by the Mayor's Committee for World Fashion Center

(New York: Printed by The International Press 1957). 1957). (New York: Printed by The International Press 1957). 1957). Good. - Oblong quarto, black-and-white pictorial wraps spiral bound with red plastic. The wraps are soiled with the corners lightly creased & with an ink name on the front wrap. There are 2 tears to the plastic binding. 36 numbered pages & pages [1A]-27A. Full-page illustrations, including architectural plans & drawings in black-and-white & color. Good.

A proposal to revive the flagging New York City garment industry and to relieve traffic congestion by building a World Fashion Center in Manhattan. Good .

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Book number: 3137

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; NEW YORK CITY; GARMENT INDUSTRY; APPAREL INDUSTRY; WORLD FASHION CENTER; REPORT; MAYOR'S COMMITTEE; ARCHITECTURE; PLANS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; GROVER A. WHALEN.

Yajima, Isao

Mode Drawing (Costume - Male)

(Tokyo: Toshiro Kuze/ Graphic-sha Publishing Company Limited, 1987). 1987). (Tokyo: Toshiro Kuze/ Graphic-sha Publishing Company Limited, 1987). 1987). Very good. - Small quarto [10-1/2 inches high by 10 inches wide], softcover bound in printed white wraps, in a dust wrapper. The wraps are very lightly bumped. The dust jacket is lightly soiled with its top edge slightly creased & a small piece out of the head of the jacket spine. There is a glue stain on the front panel where a price-sticker has been removed. 81 & [2] pages plus colophon. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white drawings & photographic illustrations in black & white and color. Very good.

The text is printed in English and Japanese. Very good .

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Book number: 24117

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: FASHION; DRAWING; MEN'S CLOTHING; SUIT COAT; JACKET; FORMAL WEAR; ISAO YAJIMA; ILLUSTRATIONS; MODE DRAWING.