Cztery pokolenia wchłaniały ją jak powietrze – a powietrze jest, jak wiadomo, niewidzialne. Czytelnicy nie zastanawiali się nad Konopnicką, a krytycy zawsze mieli jej coś do zarzucenia. Że je...
A fully illustrated guide to the glorious riches of New York's museums and galleries, drawing on the cream of the city's collections to create an easily navigable, narrative history of art. The gui...
Credited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, Christian Dior became a fashion icon overnight in 1947 with the launch of his ‘New Look&rsq...
The face is not only central to identity, but is also the primary vehicle for human expression, emotion and character. It also signifies intellect and power, and has often been regarded as a window...
Josiah Conder oprowadza czytelnika przez cztery pory roku i całą Japonię, pozwalając zobaczyć, co w sercu Japończyka jest drogie. Podczas tej wyprawy można zobaczyć drzewa, krzewy, kwiaty i trawy r...
Karl Lagerfeld is a modern master of couture. He is also famously outspoken: his wise, surprising statements pop up like offbeat news flashes. This compact collection of quotations pays homage to t...
Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1913 in Milan, Prada entered the field of fashion when Miuccia Prada took the helm of the family company in 1979. After initially focusing exclusively on ...
Niniejsza książka dotyczy wpływu pamięci zbiorowej o wojnie na Pacyfiku na współczesną japońską tożsamość zbiorową. Autor stara się znaleźć odpowiedź na pytanie, jaka jest rola owej pamięci ...
London may have Savile Row and Paris its luxury houses, but nowhere can compete with the essence of Italy’s nonchalant elegance: sprezzatura. This book presents the most in-depth look at the ...
Przedstawiony wybór ponad 150 dzieł malarskich istotnych dla dziejów polskiej sztuki od końca XI wieku do wybuchu I wojny światowej ma na celu zwrócenie uwagi na bogactwo treś...
A unique insight into the history and key themes of Japanese dress from the eighteenth century to the present, Japanese Dress in Detail reveals the elaborate embroidery, precise folds, and sophisti...
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 collectio...
One of the most thought-provoking and influential designers in the world – she once declared ‘the only reason I’m in fashion is to destroy the word “conformity”’...
Fashion: The Whole Story provides a global history of fashion and traces the evolution of fashion design period by period and trend by trend.- Organized chronologically, covering Greco-...
Chanel's combination of tradition, originality and style has always made it the most seductive of brands. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant design...
The best-selling Chanel Catwalk was the first book to gather every Chanel collection ever created by Karl Lagerfeld in a single volume. Now fully updated to include Lagerfeld’s final collecti...
Kultura ukraińska, rozumiana jako całokształt dorobku duchowego i materialnego narodu ukraińskiego, gromadzony, utrwalany i pomnażany w ciągu ponadtysiącletnich jego dziejów, jest zjawiskiem...
On the 70th anniversary of Dior’s first ever collection (the iconic ‘New Look’, launched in spring 1947), this book charts Christian Dior’s fabled collections and those of h...
Tadeusz Bułharyn to jedna z kluczowych postaci pozwalających zrozumieć polsko-rosyjskie stosunki w I poł. XIX w. oraz dynamikę rozwoju literatury rosyjskiej w okresie od kongresu wiedeńskiego do wo...
Crumbling ruins, undead fiends, dark alleys and forests teeming with horrors seen and unseen: the tendrils of the Gothic have crept out of the architecture of churches, mosques and grand houses and...