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Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser
$160.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume
Textiles are the most ubiquitous, diverse, and consistently creative art form on the planet. This major new work comprises more than one thousand images that highlight the beauty, subtlety, simplicity, or complexity of textiles created around the world. Based on knowledge accrued over a lifetime of imme ...Show more
Fashioned from Nature by Edwina Ehrman; Emma Watson
$55.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume
Fashion has always sought to celebrate nature--from sumptuous silks and floral patterns to the spectacular creations of designers such as Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior--the two have always been entwined. Yet, in spite of this reverence for the natural world, fashion also seems destined to harm it ...Show more
The Art of the Black Dress - Over 30 Ways to Wear Black Dresses by Libby VanderPloeg (Illustrator); Hardie Grant
$23.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume
The LBD - or 'little black dress' - debuted over 70 years ago by legend Coco Chanel and is still a perennial fashion staple. As most women know, it's impossible to have a 'nothing to wear' crisis with this trusty item in your wardrobe. The Art of the Black Dress celebrates this essential wardrobe item, ...Show more
Little Book of Dior by Karen Homer
$28.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume | Series: Little Book of Fashion Ser.
The illustrated story of Christian Dior's early life, the brand's inception, the triumphs of the couture collections on the catwalk and the red carpet, and the brand's journey after the death of its founder.
The Gift of Kings: the Noblest of Wools by Bruna Rotunno (By (photographer)); Loro Piana
$125.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume
The story of a new Loro Piana excellence, told through the photos of wonderful landscapes and extraordinary people in Australia and New Zealand. There is excellence nature bestows upon man with an implicit understanding: taking care of, preserving and enhancing its qualities. In order to respect this pa ...Show more
Little Book of Gucci by Karen Homer
$28.00 NZD
Category: Gift | Series: Little Book of Fashion Ser.
One of the oldest Italian fashion brands in existence today, Gucci was founded in Florence in 1921. Guccio Gucci established his company with the goal of creating opulent luggage for Italy's wealthy and fashionable upper-classes. With the signature Gucci print of dark brown diamonds on a tan background, ...Show more
Designers and Jewellery 1850-1940 - Jewellery and Metalwork from the Fitzwilliam Museum by Helen Ritchie
$35.00 NZD
Category: History
The Fitzwilliam Museum holds stunning examples of jewellery and metalwork from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This exceptional period of design covers the neo-Gothic and historicist designs of the 1850s and 1860s, the ground-breaking work of British Arts & Crafts designers, sinuo ...Show more
Vogue the jewellery by Carol Woolton
$60.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume | Series: Vogue Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Destined to become must-have visual sourcebooks for all those who love fashion, the Vogue Portfolio series continues with Vogue: The Jewellery by Vogue's jewellery editor, Carol Woolton. From couture to costume jewellery, the brilliant pieces featured on the pages of British Vogue for almost a century h ...Show more
The Little Book of Chanel (HB) by Emma Baxter-Wright
$30.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume | Series: Little Book of Fashion Ser.
This monograph on Coco Chanel chronicles the life and legacy of one of history's most influential couturiers. From her early days of millinery, through her revolutionary inventions in sportswear and jersey fashions for women, the classics that have made her name, such as the Chanel cardigan jacket and ...Show more
Vogue the Shoe by Harriet Quick
$180.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume | Series: Vogue Ser.
Shoes fascinate women of all ages and have the power to crystallize a moment in fashion. In Vogue: The Shoe, Harriet Quick has curated more than 300 fabulous images from a century of British Vogue, featuring remarkable styles that range from the humble clog to exquisite hand-embroidered haute couture st ...Show more
Legendary Artists and What They Wore by Terry Newman
$55.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume
Whether it's Cecil Beaton's flamboyant, classically tailored suits, Frida Kahlo's love of bright color, or Cindy Sherman's penchant for minimalism, an artist's attire often reflects the creative and spiritual essence of his or her work. In Legendary Artists and the Clothes They Wore, fashion authority T ...Show more
Illustrated World of Couture (HB) by Megan Hess
$65.00 NZD
Category: Fashion/Costume
A stunning exploration of fashion's premier art form with internationally renowned illustrator Megan Hess. Hundreds of hours, many expert hands and unimaginable metres of fabric: couture is truly wearable art, where creativity and craftsmanship collide. Megan Hess has spent her career documenting fashi ...Show more