Buchhandlung Walther König

HARPER’S BAZAAR GREATEST
HITS. A Decade of Style. Text by
Glenda Bailey. Forew. by Stephen
Gan. New York 2011. 4to. 320 S.
mit 300 meist farb., meist ganzbzw.
doppelseit. Abb., Index,
Ppbd.
Harper’s Bazaar is America’s longest-running
fashion magazine, revered
for its style-setting contributions
to fashion, photography, and
graphic design. Under the direction
of Glenda Bailey in this decade,
the magazine has maintained
its position as a prominent cultural
icon. „Harper’s Bazaar: Greatest
Hits“ is a collection of more than
300 photographs that chronicle the
best fashion of our time. A celebration
of fashion, a romp through
a riotous and eventful decade,
and a banquet of contemporary
imagery, the volume is also a
glamorous object in itself.
1465942 49,80
ILLUMINATING FASHION –
NEW YORK, MORGAN LIBRARY –
Dress in the Art of Medieval
France and the Netherlands, 1325–
1515. Catalogue by Anne H. van
Buren & Roger S. Wieck. New
York 2011. 4to. XII, 436 S. mit 298
farb., teils ganzseit. Abb., Bibliographie,
Glossar, Index, Ln.
This is the long awaited in-depth
study of dress in Northern Europe
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from the early fourteenth century
to the beginning of the Renaissance.
Drawing on the Morgan’s
collections, it features illuminated
manuscripts, early printed books
and tapestries from France, Holland
and Burgundy from a time
of rapid change in fashion. At the
heart of the work is the „Album:
A Pictorial History of Fashion,
1325 to 1515“, featuring over 280
colour illustrations, followed by
an annotated and comprehensive
glossary of medieval dress terms
and a detailed list of dated and
datable art works.
1458420 68,–
McQUEEN, ALEXANDER – NEW
YORK, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
OF ART – Savage Beauty. Catalogue
by Andrew Bolton. New York
2011. Beitr. von Susannah Frankel
& Tim Blanks. Interview mit Sarah
Burton. 4to. 240 S. mit 250 farb.,
ganzseit. Abb., Ln. mit einer Hologramm.
Alexander McQueen (1969–2010)
was one of the most influential,
imaginative, and inspirational designers
at the turn of the millennium.
His fashions both challenged
and expanded the conventional
parameters of clothing beyond
utility to a compelling expression
of culture, politics, and identity.
Focusing on the most iconic and
acclaimed designs of his prolific