[a bit of edgewear to covers, minor bumping to base of spine]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page: "For ___ / Luck & Love / Mr. Blackwell / 92." Essentially a compendium of thirty years' worth of the author's annual "Worst Dressed List," which he began "quite innocently" in 1960, with an eye to skewering the fashion sense (or lack thereof) of "the overpampered, overpuffed, overperfumed, overpublicized and overdressed ladies of the silver screen [who] knew as much about fashion as King Kong." Signed by Author View More...
[slight bumping/fraying to cloth at top corners and top of spine, light soiling to edges of text block, one-time owner's signature at top of ffep; jacket moderately edgeworn, some paper loss at both ends of spine, spine also slightly darkened]. The noted French-born but New York-based millinerista (I made that up), whose fashionable hats were all the rage in the 1930s and 1940s, here "explains the finer points of this illusive thing called glamour with such contagious enthusiasm that you find yourself making a mental checkup on your outlook on life, your face, your figure, your hair, your clo... View More...
(pictorial boards; no dust jacket, probably as issued) [nice copy, some rubbing to covers and slight bumping to base of spine]. (color and B&W photographs) Fancy-schmancy promotional book showcasing the work of photographer/makeup creator Damien Dufresne. As described on his website, this is "a beauty book conceived like an artistic proposition: Damien Dufresne creates the make-up, draws, and reinvents. He plays with color, associates them, superimposes them, and creates a resplendent showcase for them." The text is in French, English, and Chinese, and the book includes a DVD, in a... View More...
[light wear to extremities, a couple of penciled aphorisms on the ffep, along with a previous owner's name and date (all erasable upon request); jacket has tiny chips at spine ends, another at top of rear panel, light soiling to rear panel]. "How Men and Women Can Make a Place for Themselves in Apparel, Textile or Retail Store Fields." The author was placement director of the Fashion Institute of Technology, a State University of New York (SUNY) college of art, business, design, and technology connected to the fashion industry, at which post "and as a result of research, she has ... View More...
(no dust jacket, but fitted with a custom-cut mylar cover) [generally a good solid book, with a bit of wear to the extremities; one-time owner's ink notation on ffep]. The author had quite a resume: "newspaper reporter, saleswoman, lecturer, advertising copywriter, advertising and sales director, president of her own importing company, and associate editor in charge of departments of the Ladies' Home Journal." Although she tailors (ha ha) her commentary towards the fashion industry, she also has much to say (based on her own experiences) about "women in business and of the opportu... View More...
[light edgewear, some uneven fading to front cover; internally clean]. (B&W photo of author, pen and ink drawings) "This book is a guide to start you off in the right direction. The fundamentals of fashion illustration do not change with the seasons as the styles change. At the end of each lesson there are suggestions for daily practice. These simple exercises should be fun. Constant practice is of the utmost importance to the fashion artist. Make your art a part of you -- and you a part of it." View More...
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