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Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

The Story of the Iconic Fashion House

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

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Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

The Story of the Iconic Fashion House

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the pocket-sized and exquisitely illustrated story of 60 years of innovative fashion design. An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and revolutionizing the gendered norms of womenswear. Describing Saint Laurent’s beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy making miniature garments from fabric scraps, Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent depicts the designer’s ascent from fashion student to the right-hand of Christian Dior. Going on to found his own fashion house in 1961, Saint Laurent created his famous "le smoking" trouser suit, brought the leather jacket to the mainstream and astounded the fashion world with his blend of elegance and artistic drama. Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent documents the talent of a visionary creative in a perfect gift for any lover of fashion.

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Welbeck Publishing Group

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1802790195

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9781802790191

Chanel in 55 Objects

The Iconic Designer Through Her Finest Creations

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

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Chanel in 55 Objects

The Iconic Designer Through Her Finest Creations

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

The elegance of the Little Black Dress. The simplicity of the Breton shirt. The luxury of the fragrance. These signatures exemplify the image of Chanel. Bringing to life the story and designs of Gabrielle Chanel, the most influential couturière in the history of fashion, Chanel in 55 Objects is an exquisite collection of bespoke illustrations and captivating text. The chic drawings depict her most iconic innovations including fashion, fragrance, jewelry and accessories, as well as the places, motifs and people that inspired her.

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120

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Welbeck

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1802795227

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9781802795226

Vintage Fashion

Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics, 1900-1990

By: Emma Baxter Wright

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Vintage Fashion

Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics, 1900-1990

By: Emma Baxter Wright

Vintage Fashion is the ultimate guide to the most exemplary women's clothing from the turn of the twentieth century through the end of the 1980s. Along with a detailed, authoritative text, this gorgeous book offers more than 250 outstanding full-color photographs showcasing the quality fabrics, innovative techniques, silhouettes, shapes, and exquisite workmanship that are testimony to enduring and influential styles. Each chapter focuses on a specific decade and is a rich survey of each era, placing the evolution of women's fashion in a cultural context. The most important designers and signature looks are discussed in detail and emphasized through beautiful illustrations, photographs, and fabric swatches. Finally, each chapter ends with a Key Looks feature that offers an at-a-glance view of the important shapes, colors, and details that defined each era. Vintage Fashion concludes with a shopping guide, which not only offers tips on where to buy vintage pieces, but also how to care for them, and glossaries on fashion terms and the century's most collectable and important designers. The definitive word on the most influential designers and looks of the twentieth century, this book is an invaluable resource for lovers of fashion and vintage clothing as well as a source of inspiration for designers and those looking to spice up their personal style.

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228

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Harper Collins

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ISBN 10

0061252018

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9780061252013

1001 Little Ways to Look Younger

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

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1001 Little Ways to Look Younger

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

From age-defying makeup tricks and fashion tips to hair care and fitness routines, "1001 Little Ways to Look Younger "shows you how to look and feel great at any stage of life. Specifically geared to women 30 and over, it features solutions for reducing wrinkles; reveals the facts on skincare products, surgery, and salon treatments; and offers advice on everything from improving your memory to battling the effects of time on the body--so you can stay young, beautiful, and physically fit.

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224

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1435101979

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9781435101975

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

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Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the pocket-sized and exquisitely illustrated story of 60 years of innovative fashion design. An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and revolutionizing the gendered norms of womenswear. Describing Saint Laurent's beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy making miniature garments from fabric scraps, Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent depicts, in beautiful photographs and insightful text, the designer's ascent from fashion student to the right-hand of Christian Dior. Going on to found his own fashion house in 1961, Saint Laurent created his famous 'le smoking' trouser suit, brought the leather jacket to the mainstream and astounded the fashion world with his blend of elegance and artistic drama. Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is a stylish gift for any lover of fashion.

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Hachette UK

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1787398390

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9781787398399

Little Book of Schiaparelli

The Story of the Iconic Fashion House

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

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Little Book of Schiaparelli

The Story of the Iconic Fashion House

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

Little Book of Schiaparelli chronicles the work of one of history's most influential and eccentric couturiers. Endowed with a strikingly imaginative and experimental approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli cultivated a combination of the witty and the surreal, the cutting edge and the elegant, from her garments and jewellery to her collaborations with Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Alberto Giacometti. Exquisitely illustrated and expertly written, the book follows a biographical chronology detailing her life, career and primary creative themes of her work. Images of Schiaparelli's finished designs, along with close-up details and illustrations of her personal sketches, showcase the brilliance of her innovative oeuvre, and the legacy that lives on in the House of Schiaprelli to this day.

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Welbeck Publishing

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1787398285

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9781787398283

Chanel in 55 Objects

The Iconic Designer Through Her Finest Creations

By: Emma Baxter-Wright

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The Iconic Designer Through Her Finest Creations

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1802795227

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Little Guides to Style II

A Historical Review of Four Fashion Icons

By: Emma Baxter-Wright,Karen Homer,Darla-Jane Gilroy

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Little Guides to Style II

A Historical Review of Four Fashion Icons

By: Emma Baxter-Wright,Karen Homer,Darla-Jane Gilroy

Four stunning pocket-sized fashion books in one box set. Includes Little Book of Chanel, Little Book of Dior, Little Book of Gucci and Little Book of Prada - telling the stories of four iconic fashion houses. With images of the four houses' most timeless and celebrated designs, plus captivating text on the personalities and lives of the creative geniuses behind the brands, Little Box of Style is the quintessential collection that will delight any fashion lover.

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Welbeck Publishing

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1802792120

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9781802792126

Little Box of Style

The Story of Four Iconic Fashion Houses

By: Emma Baxter-Wright,Karen Homer,Laia Farran Graves

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Little Box of Style

The Story of Four Iconic Fashion Houses

By: Emma Baxter-Wright,Karen Homer,Laia Farran Graves

The boxed set of the stories of four iconic fashion houses, including images of their designs and text on the personalities behind the brands.

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1787396797

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9781787396791

Book's by Emma Baxter-Wright

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

Chanel in 55 Objects

Chanel in 55 Objects

Vintage Fashion

Vintage Fashion

1001 Little Ways to Look Younger

1001 Little Ways to Look Younger

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

Little Book of Schiaparelli

Little Book of Schiaparelli

Chanel in 55 Objects

Chanel in 55 Objects

Little Guides to Style II

Little Guides to Style II

Little Box of Style

Little Box of Style

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