Twenty-Five Dresses: William Vintage by William Banks-Blaney
$65.00 AUD
Category: Design & Designers
Through his selection and description of 25 iconic vintage dresses, William Banks- Blaney tells the history of 20th century couture, the fashion designers who created the dresses and the women who wore them. Each dress is looked at in forensic detail for its design and construction, its cut and embellis ...Show more
Coco Chanel by Nina Cosford
$19.99 AUD
Category: Design & Designers | Series: Life Portraits
This beautifully illustrated biography follows Coco Chanel's exceptional life and work, and celebrates the fashion icon's immense legacy. Chanel lived a remarkable life, growing up as an orphan in a French convent, opening her own fashion house and embarking on several life-changing love affairs. This a ...Show more
The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration - 400 Years of Beauty by Julian Robinson
$69.99 AUD
Category: Design & Designers
The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration is a visual celebration of fashion image making and illustration from the Renaissance to the end of the Art Deco period, when studio photography became predominant in the promotion of new fashionable styles. It shows fashion illustration as an art form of allure and ...Show more
Valentino Garavani - Vogue On by Drusilla Beyfus
$29.95 AUD
Category: Design & Designers
'Valentissimo! Viva Valentino!' exclaimed Vogue, lauding the achievements of the first Italian dress designer to take on the Paris fashion world and achieve haute couture status. Drawing on Vogue's archive of imagery and text, as well as the author's exclusive interview with the designer, this book anal ...Show more
Dior - New Looks by Jerome Gautier
$120.00 AUD
Category: Design & Designers
Christian Dior achieved immortality with his first collection in 1947. His 'New Look' amazed the world as it emerged after wartime austerity, and reset the boundaries of modern elegance. Dior's search for the perfect line and the ideal silhouette has been celebrated by couturiers of the first rank: Yves ...Show more
Australian Style: the Who's Who of Fashion by Teh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Design & Designers
From models and designers to magazine editors and social media starlets, Australian Style offers insight into the worlds of influencers of Australian fashion - those whose lifestyle, personal style and general aura have shaped the industry. Showcasing an exceptional (and often overlooked) pool of talent ...Show more
Louis Vuitton Catwalk: The Complete Fashion Collections
$100.00 AUD
Category: Design & Designers | Series: Catwalk Ser.
Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1854, Louis Vuitton was for many decades one of the world's leading trunk and accessories makers. It was after launching its first fashion collections in 1998, however, that the house reached unprecedented global fame, and pioneered high-profile collaborations ...Show more
Yves Saint Laurent Catwalk: The Complete Haute Couture Collections 1962-2002 by Musee Yves Saint Laurent Paris
$100.00 AUD
Category: Design & Designers | Series: Catwalk Ser.
Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most successful and influential haute couture houses in Paris. Introducing Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for women, ...Show more
Versace Catwalk: The Complete Collections by Tim Blanks
$110.00 AUD
Category: Design & Designers | Series: Catwalk Ser.
Founded by Gianni Versace in 1978, the family-run fashion house soon grew into a symbol of high glamour and luxury known the world over, dressing the biggest personalities of the 1980s and 1990s, from Madonna to Princess Diana. After Gianni Versace's tragic death in 1997, his sister Donatella became ar ...Show more
Kristian Fredrikson: Designer by Michelle Potter
$59.95 AUD
Category: Design & Designers
Multi-discipline designer Kristian Fredrikson was an extraordinary influence in Australian Dance, Opera and Drama. His collaborations with Graeme Murphy saw scenes of unleashed imagination, breathtaking beauty and impeccable craftsmanship, pulsing with human emotion. Memories of Kristian's sets and cost ...Show more
Invitation Strictly Personal by Iain R Webb
$59.95 AUD
Category: Design & Designers
For a designer, the fashion show invitation is a statement of intent, providing the first inkling for fashion editors and buyers of how a designer is thinking that particular season. Invitation Strictly Personal presents a unique collection of 300 fashion show invitations that span the past four decades ...Show more