This elegant volume showcases Hiroshige’s exquisite scenes of 19th-century Japan in a format that honors the Japanese bookmaking tradition.The last great master of the ukiyo-e tra...
The House of Chanel is synonymous with not one, but two, iconic designers. First there was Gabrielle, and then there was Karl.Chanel is a house known for its signatures that not only ch...
Back in 2002, Simon “Woody” Wood was dreaming up schemes to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he was the proud owner of Sneaker Freaker and his life was never the same.Fro...
The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incis...
In the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern Western society, Foucault investigates the Golden Age of Rome to reveal a decisive break from the classical Greek version of ...
Tu biło i bije serce Polski. Wawel – ponad tysiącletnia katedra i królewski zamek– góruje nad Krakowem, prastarą stolicą. To prawdziwy skarbiec najdawniejszych i nowszych ...
A history of haute couture in the 20th century, decade by decade ‘Turning the pages of this lively book is like rummaging with a fancy dress box overflowing with clothes from t...
Podróż i inność w dziewiętnastowiecznym piśmiennictwie brytyjskimEseje zebrane w tomie obejmują szeroki wybór tekstów reprezentujących różne gatunki, nurty l...
The catalogue of a unique collection, ROBOTS 1:2 presents the space-themed toys in the R. F. Robot Collection held by the Vitra Design Museum. "Small kinetic sculptures of great originality&qu...
Nike and Virgil Abloh reinvigorated 10 icons of sneaker historyIn 2016, sportswear manufacturer Nike and fashion designer Virgil Abloh joined forces to create a sneaker collection celebrating...
We are all dressed. But how often do we pause to think about the place of our clothes in our lives? What unconscious thoughts do we express when we dress every day? Can memories, meaning and ideas ...
Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world ...
Christian Dior achieved immortality with his first collection in 1947. His ‘New Look’ amazed the world as it emerged after wartime austerity, and reset the boundaries of modern elegance...
From Carrie Bradshaw to Grace Jones, and from Nicki Minaj to Blair Waldorf, New York is the fashion 'it girl' capital of the world.Home of both laid-back street style and the luxury of ...
The first and only book to showcase a complete sartorial history of the Oscars' red carpet. The red carpet is so much more than fabulous gowns on famous people. It reflects the styles and values o...
This eclectic, moving and wonderfully enjoyable collection is the essential introduction to Korean literature. Journeying through Korea's dramatic twentieth century, from the Japanese occupation an...
A new type of Cold War is emerging between China and the West. . The global order is being simultaneously shaken by climate change and the shale revolution in oil and gas - and now by the coronavir...
Immerse yourself in the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published!Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while defini...
Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz’s surprising account of her encounters with fashion over five decades‘Looking back at my work, I see that fashion has always been ther...
From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, more than a century’s worth of fashion greats are celeb...