Costumes of Italy
Hand-colored panorama depicting the costumes of Italian people from a variety of walks of life.
Hand-colored panorama depicting the costumes of Italian people from a variety of walks of life.
First printing of this retrospective compilation of Arbus's early work photographing the vibrant street fashion of '80s New York.
Uncommon exhibition catalogue featuring retrospective works from the legendary designer from 1985 through 2012.
Boxed set of original lookbooks from Armani's sumptuous Fall-Winter collections of 2002-3.
Stunning boxed set of photographic portraits capturing the visual essence of five '80s youth subcultures.
First and only Flair annual, following the demise of Cowles's sumptuous Flair magazine — signed by editor Fleur Cowles.
Beautiful gift book in original box, featuring Harrison's delicate illustrations accompanied by verse and Art Nouveau style ornaments – a stunning copy.
Gorgeous and intricate original Gaultier press kit for the Tonie Marshall film.
Magnificently illustrated and hand-colored "nouvelle édition" of Grandville's splendid work re-imagining flowers as stylish Parisian women.
Set of gorgeous and fashionable early 20th-century place cards, each hand-made, hand-colored, and dressed in real fabric and glitter.
Advertisement brochure for the avant-garde designer at Dianne Benson's SoHo boutique, one of the first in New York to showcase Gaultier's designs.
First U.S. printing of this scarce historical overview of hair and popular culture from 1940 to 1990.
Lovely selection of original fashion art depicting various women's runway dresses, all ca. 1955.
First and only FLAIR annual, following the demise of Cowles's sumptuous FLAIR MAGAZINE — an inscribed presentation copy from Federico Pallavacini (Flaire's Production Designer and the person who designed this book) to noted writer and society figure Anita Loos.
The birth of an iconic brand: a trade card listing Louis Vuitton's earliest stores, capturing the evolving image of the company.
A rare and early trade card from Louis Vuitton, the pale aqua checkerboard background of which alludes to Vuitton's iconic Damier pattern — which was developed just five years earlier to help combat (even then) numerous imitations and knock-offs.
Original color sketch for two designs from Mizrahi's legendary Fall 1994 show for New York Fashion Week — the basis for the classic documentary UNZIPPED.
Remarkable and chic German eyewear design archive from the late 1950s.
First edition of this beautifully illustrated retrospective of MAX MARA coats across over 50 years of designs.
Unique and meticulous record of a home sewer's completed garments, with fabric swatches (noting material, cost per yard, and place of purchase), construction techniques, and completion times, along with illustrations both clipped from patterns and hand-drawn.
Amusing slice book that uses half-cut pages to survey the history of fashion, creating mix-and-match outfits and text, with a cover illustration depicting a woman in men's dress and a man in woman's dress.
First printing of this scarce and remarkable overview of the brand's design sensibility at the height of its dominance and power.
First printing of the iconic Twiggy's own account of her rise to 'gawky,' 'knock-kneed, pigeon-toed' youth-culture glory.
Original photo album documenting a fashion show held on Jan. 16-17, 1937, with most photographs taken by Eda Urbani (1908-2001), a female Italian photojournalist who covered the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and later became an interior designer.
First edition of this rare Tokyo publication about the music, fashion, and history of the Mod subculture.