World Food Books

PURPLE 1
SUMMER 1998

1998, English / French
Softcover, 380 pages, 15.5 x 21 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / very good
Published by Purple Institute / Paris

$390.00 - In stock -

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Very rare copy of the first issue of Purple. Edited by Elein Fleiss and Olivier Zahm, with Jeff Rian, this wonderful issue features work and words by: Maison Martin Margiela, Zoe Leonard, Mark Borthwick, Jutta Koether, Lee Ranaldo, Dike Blair, Thurston Moore, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Mitchell Algus, Rudolf Stingel, Wolfgang Tillmans, Maurizio Cattalan, David Robbins, Antek Walzcak, Karl Holmqvist, Calvin Klein, Takashi Homma, Veronique Branquinho, Laetitia Benat, Jeff Rian, Y's, Anders Edstrom, Tobjorn Rodland, Doug Aitken, Comme des Garcons, Nathaniel Goldberg, Helmut Lang, Susan Cianciolo, Terry Richardson, Takashi Noguchi, Camille Vivier, Katja Rahlwes, Junya Watanabe, Hussein Chalayan, Kostas Murkudis, Viviane Sassen, and many many more....

In 1992 Olivier Zahm and his partner Elein Fleiss printed the first issue of Purple Prose, a Parisian literary art zine that over the years has evolved into Purple Fashion Magazine. Soon after the birth of Purple Prose, Zahm and Fleiss created spin-off publications like les cahiers purple, Purple Sexe, Purple Fiction, and of course, Purple Fashion. Zahm aimed at fusing together his two worlds, fashion and art, in creating Purple.

Very Good copy, some light edge/cover wear, single spine crease, binding still great.

File under: Maison Martin Margiela Zoe Leonard Mark Borthwick Jutta Koether Lee Ranaldo Dike Blair Thurston Moore Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Mitchell Algus Rudolf Stingel Maurizio Cattalan David Robbins Antek Walzcak Karl Holmqvist Calvin Klein Takashi Homma Veronique Branquinho Laetitia Benat Jeff Rian Doug Aitken Nathaniel Goldberg Helmut Lang Susan Cianciolo Terry Richardson Takashi Noguchi Camille Vivier Katja Rahlwes Junya Watanabe Hussein Chalayan Kostas Murkudis Viviane Sassen Yohji Yamamoto Wolfgang Tillmans Anders Edström Comme des Garçons Olivier Zahm Elein Fleiss Purple Institute / Paris Photography Fashion Out-of-print / Rare Periodicals Art

Purple 5
Summer '00

2000, English
Softcover, 500 pages, 21.5 x 15.7 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / very good
Published by Purple Institute / Paris

$260.00 - In stock -

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A rare early issue of the iconic Purple magazine, edited by Elein Fleiss and Olivier Zahm, this wonderful early edition features: Susan Cianciolo, Raf Simons, Jack Goldstein, Terry Richardson, Anders Edstrom, Chloe Sevigny, Wolfgang Tillmans, Martin Margiela, Rosemarie Trockel, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, General Idea, Mark Borthwick, Lewis Baltz, Lars Bang Larsen, Wolfgang Tillmans, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Comme des Garçons, Michelle Grabner, Bless, Yohji Yamamoto, Dike Blair, Bernhard Willhelm, Gilles Deleuze, Karl Holmqvist, David Grubbs, Glenn O'Brian, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Bob Nickas, Sergio Guillen, Camille Vivier, Tan Lin, Olivier Zahm, Armin Linke, Amy Yao, Elein Fleiss, Henry Roy, Torbjorn Rodland, Chikashi Suzuki, Michael Smith, Lionel Bovier, Amy Sillman, Cerith Wyn Evans, Daniel Pflumm, Allen Rupperberg, Blake Rayne, Stephen Prina, Sture Johannesson, Franz Ackermann, Adrea Zittel, Jeremy Deller, Miu Miu, Dorothee Perret, Gaspard Yurkievich, Stanley Brouwn, Vija Celmins, Bas Jan Ader, Richard Prince, Tim Griffin, and so many more. One of the best issues!

In 1992, Elein Fleiss and Olivier Zahm started the magazine Purple Prose as a reaction against the superficial glamour of the 1980s; much as a part of the global counterculture at the time, inspired by magazines like Interview, Ray Gun, Nova, and Helmut Newton's Illustrated, but with the aesthetics of what usually is referred to as anti-fashion. Based on their personal interests and views; Purple was, and in a sense still is, made much in the same spirit of the fanzine. Started "without any means, and without any experience, because we wanted to make a magazine that was radically different. We wanted to support the artists around us that no one else supported, much less talked about."—Olivier Zahm. The magazine became associated with the "realism" of the new fashion photography of the 1990s, with names like Juergen Teller, Terry Richardson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Mark Borthwick, Corinne Day, and Mario Sorrenti. Soon after the birth of Purple Prose, Zahm and Fleiss created spin-off publications such as les cahiers purple, Purple Sexe, Purple Fiction, and of course, Purple Fashion, in which Zahm aimed at fusing together his two worlds, fashion and art. Now one of the most iconic and influential fashion magazines in history.

Very Good copy. Copy from the library of OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture)! OMA was founded in 1975 by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and Greek architect Elia Zenghelis, along with Madelon Vriesendorp and Zoe Zenghelis. Sticker to spine and sticker to front cover (re-movable, but let on due to noteworthiness)

File under: General Idea Mark Borthwick Lewis Baltz Wolfgang Tillmans Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Comme des Garçons Vija Celmins Michelle Grabner Bless Yohji Yamamoto Dike Blair Bernhard Willhelm Karl Holmqvist David Grubbs Glenn O'Brian Stanley Brouwn Bas Jan Ader Richard Prince Tim Griffin Anders Edstrom Anders Edström Terry Richardson Sergio Guillen Camille Vivier Armin Linke Amy Yao Henry Roy Torbjørn Rødland Gaspard Yurkievich Chikashi Suzuki Michael Smith Amy Sillman Allen Rupperberg Cerith Wyn Evans Rosemarie Trockel Andrea Zittel Daniel Pflumm Raf Simons Jack Goldstein Stephen Prina Blake Rayne Sture Johannesson Franz Ackermann Chloë Sevigny Susan Cianciolo Maison Martin Margiela Martin Margiela Lars Bang Larsen Gilles Deleuze Hans Ulrich Obrist Bob Nickas Tan Lin Olivier Zahm Elein Fleiss Lionel Bovier Dorothee Perret Joshua Decter Purple Institute / Paris Fashion Fiction / Poetry Art Periodicals Out-of-print / Rare Photography

Viscose 6
TEXT

2024, English
Softcover, 200 pages, 33 x 24.7 cm
Published by Viscose / Copenhagen

$55.00 - Out of stock

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The sixth issue of Viscose Journal focuses on fashion as constructed through words, language and writing. From the pens of fashion journalists and art critics to the conceptual wordplay of designers, the issue delves into the aesthetic and critical effects of “writing fashion” in and outside of fashion industries.

The fashion writer is a confidant, a storyteller, a forecaster, a mythmaker; they are evocative and poetic, forming words that shape, and in turn are shaped by, the latest fashions. From the salon shows to the pages of fashion magazines, their “expressions may be as ephemeral as the fashions they describe,” as Dorothy Hughes noted already in 1935. Early fashion writing played a key role in the transformation of clothes into fashion each season, and in igniting the machine of fashion itself. The historical roots of fashion writing— which was, at least in an industry context, a distinctly female practice— are grounded in the modernization and seasonalization of industrial fashion. And even today, in an age described by many as image-driven, this remains true: across various media platforms, language not only surrounds fashion but also continuously contributes to its creation.

The succinct, ephemeral poetry of the fashion writer still plays—nearly a century since Hughes’ observation—a transformative role in the seasonal turnover of fashion, but its role in the fashion industry remains seriously overlooked. Fashion invests substantially in seasonally refreshing the visual messaging accompanying its physical commodities, but language plays a similarly important support in this artful game of marketing. In this industrial context spanning from press releases to magazine production, writing is devoted to fashion promotion, prioritizing its fundamental traits of novelty, urgency, and semiotic complexity. In this context, fashion writing is a process of mystification, capable of revealing things that the image cannot. The material conditions of fashion writing—of being for fashion—generates a unique set of poetics and syntax. Fashion writing, or “written fashion,” as Roland Barthes asserts, is a form of signification that is simultaneously real and imaginary, connected to the real garment that it signifies, but largely unencumbered by its materiality. Given the constraints of economic, cultural, and political factors on fashion writing, it is perhaps more interesting to ask, what is fashion writing really encumbered by, and what would it mean to “unencumber” it?

Since Baudelaire, art critics have turned to fashion as source material for their practice, casting fashion in the role of art’s capitalist conspirator, temporal truth-sayer, or feminine alter-ego. This erratic history is one filled with both fraught politics (rooted in a gendered division of labor) as well as critical possibility: art writing gestures to a style of intellectualism and independence from industry that is largely foreign in fashion. Viscose Journal has, since its founding, aimed to detach fashion criticism from industrial frameworks that has historically premised it. At the same time, informed by a materialist politics of fashion labor, we wish to seriously level the largely female writing of commercial fashion publications with the masculine philosophical inquiries of fashion.

While “fashion writing” denotes a thematic category within the wider field of writing, our theme of “writing fashion” prompts an exploration of fashion writing as a mode of fashion production and critique. This issue aims to explore writing as a tool for shaping fashion and broaden its perspectives by presenting a survey of experimental, fictocritical, and poetic approaches to writing fashion. In this expanded field of writing, “fashion” unfolds as a ubiquitous and epistemologically complex phenomena of everyday life pertinent to all.

Accompanied by the exhibition “Writing Fashion“ at and published by the International Library for Fashion Research in Oslo, Norway, staged in June 2024, Viscose Journal 06 strives to be a thought-provoking journey into the captivating intersection of fashion and language. We are grateful to the library’s fantastic team and collaborators for their ongoing support and collaboration.

with works by: Osman Ahmed, Alba Aragón, Katherine Bernard, Ricarda Bigolin, Eileen Chang, Dal Chodha, Eduardo Costa, Jose Unzueta Criale, Femke De Vries, Becket Flannery, Kennedy Fraser, Laura Gardner, Patrick Greaney, Bruce Hainley, Elizabeth Hawes, Nakako Hayashi, Devin Hentz, Elaine Wing-Ah Ho, Juje Hsiung, Olivia Kan-Sperling, Jamaica Kinkaid, Chantal Kirby, Jeremy Lewis, Davora Lindner, Hanne Lippard, Shanzhai Lyric, Shizuang Magazine, Celine Mathieu, Derek Mccormack, H.B. Peace, Julie Peeters, John Perrault, Vogue Runway Rag, Rachel Tashjian, Jeppe Ugelvig, Elizabeth VR, Hanna Weiner, Elizabeth Wilson, Yohji Yamamoto, Bruno Zhu

File under: Osman Ahmed Alba Aragón Katherine Bernard Ricarda Bigolin Eileen Chang Dal Chodha Eduardo Costa Jose Unzueta Criale Femke De Vries Becket Flannery Kennedy Fraser Laura Gardner Patrick Greaney Bruce Hainley Elizabeth Hawes Nakako Hayashi Devin Hentz Elaine Wing-Ah Ho Juje Hsiung Olivia Kan-Sperling Jamaica Kinkaid Chantal Kirby Jeremy Lewis Davora Lindner Hanne Lippard Shanzhai Lyric Shizuang Magazine Celine Mathieu Derek Mccormack H.B. Peace Julie Peeters John Perrault Vogue Runway Rag Rachel Tashjian Jeppe Ugelvig Elizabeth VR Hanna Weiner Elizabeth Wilson Yohji Yamamoto Bruno Zhu Viscose / Copenhagen Periodicals Fashion Fiction / Poetry Textiles Art Performance / Dance / Theater

Self Service 1994-2022, The Ads

2022, English
Softcover, 376 pages, 30.1 x 23 cm
Ed. of 500,
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / fine
Published by IDEA / London

$200.00 - Out of stock

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Expanded 2022 edition of IDEA London's Self Service 1994-2022, The Ads, the quickly out-of-print heavy visual compendium of more than 300 fashion ads from 25 years of Self Service magazine, featuring iconic contemporary advertising imagery from brands such as Raf Simons, Comme des Garçons, A.P.C., Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, Prada, Miu Miu, Issey Miyake, Chloé, Balenciaga, Yohji Yamamoto, Jacquemus, Hermès, Celine, Eckhaus Latta, Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, Viktor & Rolf, Yves Saint Laurent, Susan Cianciolo, Marc Jacobs, BLESS, Fendi, Koji Tatsuno, Gucci, Botetega Veneta, Zucca, Helmut Lang, to name a few, all packed into one exceptional reference volume.

Edition of 500 copies.

"This book is a gathering of more than two and a half decades* of fashion advertising campaigns as they have appeared on our printed pages, providing a fascinating testament to and a subjective barometer of fashion's evolving aesthetic and cultural norms."—Ezra Petronio, art director and founder of Self Service

*28 years, 112 seasons, 56 issues, 18,431 pages, 3,397 advertising pages, 314 brands.

Near Fine copy with light wear and light spine crease.

File under: Raf Simons Comme des Garçons A.P.C. Prada Miu Miu Issey Miyake Chloé Balenciaga Jacquemus Ezra Petronio Hussein Chalayan Alexander McQueen Hermés Céline Yohji Yamamoto Eckhaus Latta Jil Sander Calvin Klein Viktor & Rolf Yves Saint Laurent Susan Cianciolo Marc Jacobs BLESS Fendi Koji Tatsuno Gucci Botetega Veneta Zucca Helmut Lang IDEA / London Fashion Graphic Design / Typography Out-of-print / Rare Photography

Patronen / Patterns

2003, English / Dutch
Hardcover, 228 pages, 26 x 20 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / average
Published by MoMu / Antwerp Ludion / Brussels Ludion / Ghent

$150.00 - Out of stock

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Seldom seen first limited edition copy of the hardcover catalogue, Patronen / Patterns, published in 2003 on the occasion of the unique exhibition on pattern-making curated by Kaat Debo at MoMu - ModeMuseum Antwerp, 24.04.2003—10.08.2003 — almost immediately out-of-print. Showcasing the work of Haider Ackermann, Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Véronique Branquinho, Pierre Cardin, Hussein Chalayan, Courrèges, Ann Demeulemeester, Dior Haute Couture, Sevin Doering, Angelo Figus, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Romeo Gigli, Hubert de Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Martin Margiela, Issey Miyake, Josephus Thimister, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Van Saene, A.F. Vandevorst, Patrick Van Ommeslaeghe, Madeleine Vionnet, Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, and Yves Saint Laurent, along with the photographic work of artist Nicole Tran Ba Vang, this lavishly illustrated and well-researched volume gives rare insight into this fundamental, largely un-documented aspect of contemporary fashion design, illuminating the new avant-garde alongside the history of dress-making, most importantly reproducing the actual pattern designs of many of the featured designers.

"The pattern is traditionally seen as a technical drawing and therefore, in a museum context, only interesting for research or study. With regard to both purchasing and exhibition policies, fashion museums focus mainly on the end product – the garment – and in so doing rarely exhibit the pattern, let alone acquire or purchase it. "Patterns" aims to explore both the technical and the artistic and cultural philosophy aspects of a clothing pattern."

Includes bi-lingual texts in English/Dutch by Kaat Debo, Dirk Lauwaert, Linda Loppa, Frieda Sorber, Christoph De Boeck, Neeltje ten Westenend, Karin De Coster, and more.

Average—Good copy. Cloth covers well-worn with marks, general age/tanning to book extremities, some (erasable) pencil underlining to text by previous owner. No dust jacket (as issued).

File under: Véronique Branquinho Courreges Jean-Paul Gaultier Haider Ackermann Balenciaga Pierre Cardin Hussein Chalayan Ann Demeulemeester Dior Sevin Doering Angelo Figus Romeo Gigli Hubert de Givenchy Christian Lacroix Martin Margiela Issey Miyake Josephus Thimister Walter Van Beirendonck Dirk Van Saene A.F. Vandevorst Patrick Van Ommeslaeghe Madeleine Vionnet Vivienne Westwood Yohji Yamamoto Yves Saint Laurent Azzedine Alaïa Dirk Lauwaert Linda Loppa Frieda Sorber Christoph De Boeck Neeltje ten Westenend Karin De Coster Kaat Debo MoMu / Antwerp Ludion / Brussels Ludion / Ghent Fashion Theory / Essay Textiles Out-of-print / Rare Group Shows / Collections Curatorial

Comme des Garçons SIX/Sixth Sense No. 1

1988, English / Japanese
Softcover, oversized, loose-leaf pages, 42 x 29.7 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / very good
Published by Comme des Garçons / Tokyo

$440.00 - Out of stock

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First 1988 edition, first printing of the inaugural issue of the cult, privately distributed Comme des Garçons publication. The incredible first issue of Comme des Garçons' 'Six' magazine (1988) features the work of Hungarian photographer André Kertész, Comme des Garçons by photographer Peter Lindbergh, photography by Sachiko Kuru, features on artist Jean Cocteau, architect Eileen Gray, artist Michel Sauer, and an interview with fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto, plus additional photography by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Arthur Elgort, Tony Mendoza, Sachiko Kuru, Shinji Mori, Serge Lido and Gisele Freund. Beautiful first-edition printing of this over-sized magazine vision of Rei Kawakubo, including die-cut features throughout and de-bossed cover title.

Between 1988 and 1991, Comme des Garçons explored the theme of the sixth sense via eight special biannual oversized, unstapled magazines titled 'Six'. These magazines were launched to coincide with Comme des Garçons fashion collections and were privately printed and distributed by Comme. The magazine visually represented the brand in a way that no other fashion company had before. Rei Kawakubo invited Tsuguya Inoue to art direct and Atsuko Kozasu to edit the issues, whilst contributions came from a diverse array of leading designers and artists. Issues of Comme des Garçons 'Six' have become very sought after collectors items.

Very Good / Near Fine copy.

File under: Arthur Elgort Comme des Garçons Eileen Gray Jean Cocteau Peter Lindbergh Rei Kawakubo Sachiko Kuru Yohji Yamamoto Comme des Garçons / Tokyo Architecture / Interior Art Graphic Design / Typography Fashion Out-of-print / Rare Photography Japanese Photography

Many of Them Vol. V
The Future of Fiction

2017, English
Softcover, 672 pages, 20 x 27.5 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / as new
Published by Many of Them / Spain

$80.00 - Out of stock

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Sealed copy, out-of-print, limited to 1000 copies.

Fashion : Cosmic Wonder, Balenciaga, Loewe, Dries Van Noten, Chanel, Comme Des Garçons, Sacai, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Junya Watanabe, Paco, Rabanne, Off-White, Dior Homme, Olivier Theyskens, Jacquemus, Lutz Huelle, Vejas, Simone Rocha, Louis Vuitton, Courrèges, Undercover, Celine, Miu Miu, Hermès, Bernhard Willhelm, Sies Marjan, Prada, Raf Simons, John Alexander, Skelton, Olympia Le-Tan, Wendy & Jim, Koché, JW Anderson, Ligia Dias, Lemaire, Cherevichkiotvichki, Eatable Of Many Orders, Daniela Gregis, Hood By Air, Molly Goddard, Bless.

Cinema : Oliver Laxe, Paz Encina, Paul Verhoeven, Amat Escalante, Andres Di Tella, Milagros Mumenthaler, Joao Pedro Rodriges Pablo Larrain Terence Davies, Walter Salles, Jonas Trueba, Bertrand Tavernier.

Many of Them is a limited edition publication. Its aim is to offer a space for discussion in which creators can share their perspective about their own field, their languages and the problems they face in their everyday practices. It originally started as a diary in 2008 and it keeps evolving into different formats.

File under: Christophe Lemaire Comme des Garçons Balenciaga Bernhard Willhelm Yohji Yamamoto Junya Watanabe Issey Miyake Raf Simons Bless Dries Van Noten Cosmic Wonder Undercover Céline Hermés Many of Them / Spain Film / Video Periodicals Photography Textiles Fashion Out-of-print / Rare

Many of Them Vol. 6
Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple, 75010 Paris

2018, English
Softcover, 552 pages, 19.6 × 27.5 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / as new
Published by Many of Them / Spain

$80.00 - Out of stock

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"This issue is the result of daily photo shoots on the same street of Paris from 15 May 2018 to 15 July 2018, with selected pieces from: LOEWE, BALENCIAGA, CHANEL, COMME DES GARÇONS, MIU MIU, SACAI, ISSEY MIYAKE, YOHJI YAMAMOTO, PACO RABANNE, BYREDO, GUCCI, SIMONEROCHA, OLIVIER THEYSKENS, JACQUEMUS, REALITY STUDIO, LOUIS VUITTON, CÉLINE , HERMÈS, DIOR HOMME, PRADA, RAF SIMONS, UNDERCOVER, OFF-WHITE, LEMAIRE, BLESS, JUNYA WATANABE, ÉTUDES, LAUREN MANOOGIAN, SIES MARJAN, GOSHA RUBCHINSKIY, BEIRA, GEOFFREY B. SMALL; and conversations with YOSHIYUKI MIYAMAE, WIM WENDERS, BEN GORHAM, DRIES VAN NOTEN, JAMES FRANCO, RUBEN ÖSTLUND, ECKHAUS LATTA, MARK JENKINS, TODD HAYNES AND ANDRE WALKER. Thanks to all the contributors for making it possible to accomplish this love letter to Paris and its citizens."

As New, sealed.

File under: Loewe Balenciaga Chanel Miu Miu Sacai Issey Miyake Yohji Yamamoto Paco Rabanne Byredo Gucci Simonerocha Dior Homme Prada Raf Simons Undercover Off-White Lemaire Hermés Céline Olivier Theyskens Jacquemus Reality Studio Louis Vuitton Bless Junya Watanabe Études Lauren Manoogian Sies Marjan Gosha Rubchinskiy Beira Geoffrey B. Small Yoshiyuki Miyamae Wim Wenders Ben Gorham Dries Van Noten James Franco Ruben Östlund Eckhaus Latta Mark Jenkins Todd Haynes Andre Walker Many of Them / Spain Periodicals Fashion Photography Film / Video

Uchida, Mitsuhashi & Studio 80
Interior Design

1988, English / German / French
Softcover, 180 pages, 30 x 23 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / good
Published by Taco / Berlin

$45.00 - Out of stock

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European 1988 re-print of this major 1987 Japanese monograph on Studio 80, the influential Japanese design group founded in 1981 by three of the leading interior and furniture designers of the 1970's, Shigeru Uchida, Ikuyo Mitsuhashi and Toru Nishioka. Lavishly illustrated throughout in colour and black and white architectural photography with their acclaimed designs for fashion boutiques (inc. many interiors for Yohji Yamamoto/Y's), clubs, bars, restaurants and more, alongside a collection of 30 floorplans and essays by Shigeru Uchida. Texts in English, German, and French.

Good - Very Good copy. Light wear and creasing to spine.

File under: Shigeru Uchida Ikuyo Mitsuhashi Yohji Yamamoto Toru Nishio Studio 80 Taco / Berlin Italian Radical Design / Postmodernism Out-of-print / Rare Furniture Fashion Architecture / Interior

Setsuo Kitaoka
Interior Designer

1988, English / Japanese
Softcover (w. dust jacket), 85 pages, 30 x 24 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / very good
Published by Rikuyo-Sha / Tokyo

$80.00 - Out of stock

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First edition of Setsuo Kitaoka : Interior Designer, the 1988 monographic survey on the work of acclaimed Japanese interior and furniture designer, Setsuo Kitaoka, surveying the years 1980—1988. Working closely with fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto to create the exquisite boutiques and stage designs for Y's and Yohji Yamamoto throughout the 1980's, Kitaoka also created incredible interiors of "lightness and wit" for Kenzo, Barney's New York, Basco, St. Honore, Men's Melrose, Solariste, TKX, and many more, profiled throughout this publication in lush architectural photography by Hiroyuki Hirai and others, alongside his iconic chair, table and lamp designs of the period.

Very Good copy in original dust jacket (small closed tear).

File under: Setsuo Kitaoka Yohji Yamamoto Rikuyo-Sha / Tokyo Architecture / Interior Furniture Out-of-print / Rare Italian Radical Design / Postmodernism Fashion

Egoïste No. 11 (1989)
Nicole Wisniak, Richard Avedon

1989, French
Softcover, 168 pages, 40 x 30 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / very good
Published by Les Editions Cassini / Paris

$160.00 $100.00 - In stock -

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Issue No. 11 (1989) of the legendary and very collectible Egoïste magazine, “the most beautiful magazine in the world”. Issue No. 11 is one of the rarer to come by, featuring actress Isabelle Adjani on the cover, shot by Richard Avedon, which continues as an incredible photographic feature and interview inside, plus features on the photography of Man Ray and a photographic portfolio by Guy Bourdin, Richard Avedon portraits of Samuel Beckett, Francis Bacon, Jorge Luis Borges, poetry, photographic interview features with Mikhail Grobatchev by Francoise Sagan, dancer Twyla Tharp by Claude Arnaud (shot by Avedon), film director David Lynch by Kristine McKenna (shot by Larry Fink), Karl Lagerfeld, Bettina Rheims, photographic articles on the history of the Villa Igiea, the luxury Sicilian hotel, and La Tombe de Franco by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, and many others. One of the great features of the magazine is sumptuous tailor-made advertisements specially designed and produced by Egoïste editor and artistic director Nicole Wisniak with leading fashion houses and perfumers collaborating with photographers and artists outside the usual restrictions and guidelines of fashion magazines. Exquisite spreads by Comme des Garçons, Céline, Hermès, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Calvin Klein, Yohji Yamamoto, Christian Lacroix, Luis Vuitton, Lancôme, Karl Lagerfeld, Revlon, with Isabella Rossellini, Audrey Hepburn, and many more.

Often referred to as “The most beautiful magazine in the world”, the cult luxury photography magazine Egoïste was founded in 1977 in Paris by art historian Gérard-Julien Salvy and edited/art directed by Nicole Wisniak. Immediately setting a new standard for photo publishing, Egoïste was printed in a beautiful over-sized, unbound format that benefitted the photography within and the specifically created photographic advertisements of the major fashion houses who sponsored its publication. Each issue was printed in a small run, all now exceptionally collectible, and featured the most outstanding photographers and writers of their time (including the photography of Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin, Paolo Roversi, Ellen von Unwerth), and is forever linked with the personal work of Richard Avedon. The last of the Parisian chic, Egoïste is the subjective dictionary of an era. Each issue is collected with passion by many enthusiasts.

Very Good copy. Light wear to the cover, minor closed tear to top of "spine", all else clean and well preserved, interior pages all VG. Protected in plastic sleeve.

File under: David Lynch Twyla Tharp Larry Fink Richard Avedon Samuel Beckett Francis Bacon Isabelle Adjani Man Ray Guy Bourdin Hermés Céline Comme des Garçons Yohji Yamamoto Christian Dior Louis Vuitton Yves Saint Laurent Calvin Klein Nicole Wisniak Christian Lacroix Isabella Rossellini Audrey Hepburn Bettina Rheims Samuel Beckett Jorge-Luis Borges Kristine McKenna Gérard-Julien Salvy Les Editions Cassini / Paris Art Photography Out-of-print / Rare Periodicals Fashion SALE

CROWD Edition 6
November 1984

1984, English
Softcover (staple-bound), 46 pages, 30 x 21.5 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / good
Published by CROWD / Melbourne

$35.00 - Out of stock

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Scarce copy of the November 1984 issue of Melbourne's CROWD magazine, committed to "Fashion Music Style", published in Melbourne with heavy ties to Tokyo. With cover (Yohji Yamamoto) by photographer Polly Borland, this issue opens with Street Fashion and includes an exclusive interview with Andy Warhol via Keith Haring, an interview with Divine, interview with Howard Jones, Berlin (with photography by Rozalind Drummond), Polly Borland interview, The Cure, Machinations, Australian fashion designer Kara Baker's Sirens clothing label, Japanese fashion designer Koshin Satoh's ARRSTON VOLAJU clothing label (designer for Miles Davis), fashion shoots, hair styling, films, records, social pages, clubs, clubs, clubs, fashion parade reviews, great Melbourne advertisements, and more!

Good copy with wear and marking to covers, edges.

File under: Divine Andy Warhol ARRSTON VOLAJU Kara Baker The Cure Rozalind Drummond Polly Borland Howard Jones Keith Haring Yohji Yamamoto CROWD / Melbourne Periodicals Out-of-print / Rare Film / Video Sound / Music Art Australian Photography Photography Fashion Textiles

Yohji Yamamoto A/W 1991-1992 Collection
postcard set

1991, English
8 gloss postcards in gloss, foiled card envelope, 18.5 x 14 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / very good
Published by Yohji Yamamoto / Tokyo

$140.00 - Out of stock

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Rare Yohji Yamamoto Autumn-Winter 1991-1992 Collection postcard set. This scarcely seen piece of promotional ephemera (never seen another) was issued for the Sopporo Yohji Yamamoto store in 1991 a silver-foil stamped signature gloss card envelope with matte-black lining, containing eight gloss postcards; seven "Advertisement Pour Homme" photographic postcards by Yohji Yamamoto, and one foil stamped signature introductory announcement card.

Very Good copy with perfectly preserved cards.

File under: Yohji Yamamoto Yohji Yamamoto / Tokyo Fashion Out-of-print / Rare Objects / Ephemera / A/V

TENSION 17
Australian and International Arts : August 1989

1989, English
Softcover (staple-bound), 72 pages, 23.5 x 33.5 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / good
Published by Tension / South Yarra

$30.00 - Out of stock

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TENSION 17 (Australian and International Arts : August 1989) features articles on Mike Brown, Peter Halley, Cindy Sherman, Jon Cattapan, Jan Nelson, Paul Boston, Adam Rish, Carole Roberts, Luke Roberts, Carlo Mollino, "The Art of Photography", "Video", Horst, "The Designers' Designers" by Emma Dent Coed (on the art directors, designers, and visual marketing behind fashion designers such as Yohji Yamamoto, Dries Van Noten, John Galliano, Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons, etc. inc. Peter Saville, Nick Knight, etc.), and "Aboriginal Art Now : A Survey of Artists and Issues", inc. the work of Gordon Bennett, Jarinyanu David Downs, Rover Thomas, Trevor Nickolls, Tim Johnson, a review by Lin Onus, and more.

TENSION (1983-1990) was one of the central "popular" culture arts periodicals to come out of Melbourne in the 1980s, emerging from the ashes of Virgin Press. Independently published and edited by critic Ashley Crawford, Tension magazine lasted for 25 bi-monthly issues dedicated to Art, Music, Fashion, Theatre, Film, Photography, across reviews, interviews, reports, critical essays and artist pages. Now an important document of culture in Australia, and especially Melbourne in the 1980s, issues featured the writing and contributions of Paul Taylor, McKenzie Wark, Mike Parr, John Nixon, Catharine Lumby, Philip Brophy, Adrian Martin, Ashley Crawford, Peter Tyndall, Jean Baudrillard, Timothy Leary, Gerard Malanga, Keith Haring, Gerald Murnane, and many more. In 1985 Crawford, with John Buckley, staged an exhibition issue of the magazine, 'Visual Tension', at ACCA featuring the work of Howard Arkley, Marianne Baillieu, Peter Booth, Paul Boston, Peter Cripps, Richard Dunn, Maria Kozic, John Lethbridge, Geoff Lowe, Linda Marrinon, John Matthews, John Nixon, Stieg Persson, Robert Rooney, Gareth Sansom, Vivienne Shark LeWitt, Imants Tillers, Peter Tyndall, Jenny Watson, John Young.

File under: Gordon Bennett Tim Johnson Horst P. Horst Jarinyanu David Downs Trevor Nickolls Rover Thomas Mike Brown Peter Halley Cindy Sherman Jon Cattapan Jan Nelson Paul Boston Adam Rish Carole Roberts Luke Roberts Carlo Mollino John Barbour Rei Kawakubo Comme des Garçons John Galliano Dries Van Noten Yohji Yamamoto Nick Knight Peter Saville Dirk Bikkembergs Ashley Crawford Rex Butler John Barbour Catherine Lumby Paul Taylor Bob Lingard Vivien Johnson Adrian Martin Richard Haese Lin Onus Tension / South Yarra Performance / Dance / Theater Art Periodicals Sculpture / Installation Australian Art Conceptual Art Curatorial Painting Feminism Photography Sound / Music Film / Video Out-of-print / Rare Theory / Essay

MANY OF THEM
Vol. 6 [Rue Du Faubourg Du Temple, 75010] Paris 2018

2018, English
Softcover, 572 pages, 27.5cm x 19.5 cm
Published by Many of Them

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Many of Them is a contemporary culture magazine focusing on art, cinema and fashion. Published twice a year, its aim is to offer a space for discussion where creators can share their perspectives on their fields and the problems they face in their everyday practices.

This issue is the result of daily photo shoots on the same street of Paris from 15 May 2018 to 15 July 2018, with selected pieces from: LOEWE, BALENCIAGA, CHANEL, COMME DES GARÇONS, MIU MIU, SACAI, ISSEY MIYAKE, YOHJI YAMAMOTO, PACO RABANNE, BYREDO, GUCCI, SIMONEROCHA, OLIVIER THEYSKENS, JACQUEMUS, REALITY STUDIO, LOUIS VUITTON, CÉLINE , HERMÈS, DIOR HOMME, PRADA, RAF SIMONS, UNDERCOVER, OFF-WHITE, LEMAIRE, BLESS, JUNYA WATANABE, ÉTUDES, LAUREN MANOOGIAN, SIES MARJAN, GOSHA RUBCHINSKIY, BEIRA, GEOFFREY B. SMALL; and conversations with YOSHIYUKI MIYAMAE, WIM WENDERS, BEN GORHAM, DRIES VAN NOTEN, JAMES FRANCO, RUBEN ÖSTLUND, ECKHAUS LATTA, MARK JENKINS, TODD HAYNES AND ANDRE WALKER. "Thanks to all the contributors for making it possible to accomplish this love letter to Paris and its citizens."

File under: Balenciaga Chanel Comme des Garçons Miu Miu Sacai Issey Miyake Yohji Yamamoto Paco Rabanne Byredo Gucci Simonerocha Olivier Theyskens Jacquemus Reality Studio Louis Vuitton Céline Hermés Dior Homme Prada Raf Simons Undercover Off-White Lemaire BLESS Junya Watanabe Études Lauren Manoogian Sies Marjan Gosha Rubchinskiy Beira Geoffrey B. Small Yoshiyuki Miyamae Wim Wenders Ben Gorham Dries Van Noten James Franco Eckhaus Latta Mark Jenkins Todd Haynes Andre Walker Leowe Ruben Östlund Many of Them Fashion Periodicals

The Paris Collections - Invitation Cards
Paris Collections 1983-1993

1994, English / Japanese
Hardcover (w. dut jacket), 21 x 2.5 x 31.1 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / used / fine
Published by Pie Books / Tokyo

$140.00 - Out of stock

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First edition of this special Japanese hardcover volume published in 1994, collecting over 400 invitations from the Paris fashion collections beginning in 1983.

"Paris is the very heart of fashion, and the Paris Collections are renowned as a dazzling display of style and sophistication. The top designers each present three collections twice a year in haute couture, pret-a-porter for ladies, and pret-a-porter for men. This book carries a selection of the fabulous invitations sent out prior to these shows, spanning the ten years from the Autumn/Winter Collections of 1983-84 to those of 1993-94. Invitations to the Paris Collections are sent around the world to fashion journalists, buyers and important clients. They encapsulate the glamour of Paris, and mirror the prestige, as
well as the originality, of each designer or fashion house. As a selection, these invitations provide a fascinating record of the changing times in the fashion world. And each of the 430 or so invitations in this book is in itself a unique work of art that will delight and reward the reader."

Features the printed matter of : Comme des Garçons, Dries Van Noten, Issey Miyake, Chloe, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Kenzo, Rochas, Popy Moreni, Sonia Rykiel, Thierry Mugler, Yohji Yamamoto, Karl Lagerfeld, Cerruti, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Yves Saint Laurent, Kansai Yamamoto, Christian Dior, Dirk Bikkembergs, Valentino, Balmain, Christian Lacroix, Martine Sitbon, Givenchy, Gianni Versace, Guy Laroche, Nina Ricci, Yohji Yamamoto, Chanel, Emanuel Ungaro, Lanvin, Hermes, and many others.

File under: Yohji Yamamoto Dirk Bikkembergs Yves Saint Laurent Popy Moreni Lanvin Hermés Christian Dior Christian Lacroix Givenchy Comme des Garçons Dries Van Noten Issey Miyake Jean-Paul Gaultier Kenzo Sonia Rykiel Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Valentino Martine Sitbon Gianni Versace Guy Laroche Nina Ricci Chanel Emanuel Ungaro Hermes Chloé Pierre Balmain Pie Books / Tokyo Fashion Out-of-print / Rare Graphic Design / Typography Illustration / Graphic Art / Bandes Dessinées

299 792 458 m/s #2
The Overworked Body

2018, English
Softcover, 280 pages, 27.9 x 21.5 cm
Published by Walther König / Köln

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299 792 458 m/s is a magazine created in 2016 by German artist David Lieske and photographer Rob Kulisek.

Issue 2 "The Overworked Body" is co-edited by curator Matthew Linde and functions not just as fashion magazine and artist's book but also as a catalogue for the eponymous exhibition at Mathew Gallery, New York (2017) titled "The Overworked Body: An Anthology of 2000's Dress", organised by Linde. The exhibition and associated "Overworked Runway" show (all documented extensively in full-colour here) includes works by 20471120, A.F. Vandevorst, Adeline André, Alexander McQueen for Target, Andrea Ayala Closa, Andrew Groves, Anke Loh, Ann-Sofie Back, Annalisa Dunn, Arkadius, As Four, Benjamin Cho, Bernadette Corporation, Bernhard Willhelm, BLESS, Carol Christian Poell, Christophe Coppens, Comme des Garçons, Cosmic Wonder, Dorothée Perret, Dutch Magazine, FINAL HOME, Helmut Lang, Hideki Seo, House of Holland, Hussein Chalayan, Imitation of Christ, Isaac Mizrahi for Target, Issey Miyake, Jean Paul Gaultier, Junya Watanabe, KEUPR/van BENTM, Kim Jones, Koji Arai, Kostas Murkudis, Lutz Huelle, Maison Martin Margiela, Maison Martin Margiela and Marina Faust, Miguel Adrover, Number (N)ine, Organization for Returning Fashion Interest, Proenza Schouler for Target, Purple Fashion, Rodarte for Target, Shelley Fox, Sophia Kokosalaki, Stephen Jones, Susan Cianciolo, Tao, Telfar, Undercover, Victoria Bartlett (previously VPL), Viktor & Rolf, Viktor & Rolf for H&M, Walter van Beirendonck, Wendy & Jim, Yohji Yamamoto, and ____fabrics interseason.

Full contents:

Foreword By Matthew Linde
The Twenty One Armhole Infinity Dress By Adeline Andre
Yves Saint Laurent By Stefano Pilati
Jeremy Scott With Eliza Douglas
The Overworked Body: An Anthology Of 2000'S Dress By Matthew Linde
The Overworked Body With Anna Cleveland
Final Home Tom Otterness Shot A Dog By Dena Yago
Susan Helmut Canciolo Lang By Jack Pierson
L'etat E Mol By David Lieske
The Overworked Runway
Mainstreaming Grotesque Fashion In The '00s By Francesca Granata
Fashion Is Fun An Interview With Stefano Pilati By Merlin Carpenter
Time In Store By Philipp Ekardt
Fashion And Technology In The Parallel Periods Of Early 2Oth Century Modernity And Y2K By Laura Gardner
Reviews By Ulrich Lehmann

File under: Jack Pierson Merlin Carpenter Dena Yago David Lieske Fabrics Interseason Jeremy Scott Yves Saint Laurent 20471120 A.F. Vandevorst Adeline André Alexander McQueen Andrea Ayala Closa Andrew Groves Anke Loh Ann-Sofie Back Annalisa Dunn Arkadius As Four Benjamin Cho Bernadette Corporation Bernhard Willhelm BLESS Carol Christian Poell Christophe Coppens Comme des Garçons Cosmic Wonder Dorothée Perret FINAL HOME Helmut Lang Hideki Seo House of Holland Hussein Chalayan Imitation of Christ Issey Miyake Junya Watanabe Kim Jones Koji Arai Kostas Murkudis Lutz Huelle Maison Martin Margiela Miguel Adrover Number (N)ine Organization for Returning Fashion Interest Proenza Schouler Sophia Kokosalaki Stephen Jones Susan Cianciolo Tao Telfar Undercover Victoria Bartlett Viktor & Rolf Walter van Beirendonck Wendy & Jim Yohji Yamamoto Eliza Douglas Stefano Pilati Jean-Paul Gaultier Keupr/van Bentum Francesca Granata Laura Gardner Ulrich Lehmann Philipp Ekardt Matthew Linde Walther König / Köln Periodicals Art Fashion Photography

Runway : The Spectacle of Fashion
by Alix Browne

2016, English
Hardcover, 288 pages, 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Published by Rizzoli / New York

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A stunning work on contemporary fashion spectacles, showcasing the most innovative, creative, and artistic high-fashion runway shows of the last twenty years.
In recent years, as fashion shows have become a part of our collective imagination and an important part of contemporary culture, blockbuster productions have redefined the runway show as a form of entertainment and creativity on par with the clothes themselves. This book focuses on designers for whom fashion and the mode of presenting it have held equal significance: Alexander McQueen, Maison Martin Margiela, Susan Ciancialo, Issey Miyake, Bernadette Corporation, Ann Demeulemeester, Bernhard Willhelm, Gucci, Helmut Lang, Hussein Chalayan, Viktor & Rolf, Givenchy, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, Rick Owens, A.F. Vandevorst, Louis Vuitton, W&LT, X-Girl, Christian Dior, Prada, Yeezy, Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Raf Simons, Thom Browne, and Imitation of Christ, among them. From the performance art spectacles of the first Alexander McQueen collections in the mid-1990s and the high-art concept shows of Hussein Chalayan in the late 1990s to the lavish beauty of Chanel haute couture in 2012, author Alix Browne explores the highest pinnacles of fashion today. Runway gives the reader full access to the theatrical and creative aspects of the production, in both intimate, little-seen runway shows from the pre-Internet era many of the photographs here have never been published before as well as major productions with elaborate sets and full-blown narrative. Each show is presented through lush, full-bleed photography and many through fold-out four-page images - an index gives a blurb about each runway presentation with further images.

A thrilling, immersive, and inspiring look into the wide-ranging creativity of contemporary fashion, Runway is the most thorough book available on the subject. Featuring the most innovative fashion designers of the last twenty years, this book is a must for lovers of fashion and culture.

File under: A.F. Vandevorst Alexander McQueen Ann Demeulemeester Bernadette Corporation Bernhard Willhelm Chanel Christian Dior Comme des Garçons Givenchy Helmut Lang Hussein Chalayan Issey Miyake Karl Lagerfeld Louis Vuitton Maison Martin Margiela Raf Simons Rick Owens Susan Cianciolo Viktor & Rolf X-Girl Yohji Yamamoto The Spectacle of Fashion Rizzoli / New York Fashion Performance / Dance / Theater Photography

Sonomama Sonomama
High Fashion in The Japanese Countryside by Taishi Hirokawa

1988, English / Japanese
Softcover, 132 pages, 297 x 39.4 cm
1st Edition, Out of print title / Used*,
Published by Chronicle Books / San Francisco

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The Japanese word sonomama means in a natural state or just as you are. To create this book, Taishi Hirokawa, the internationally-renowned photographer, traveled throughout the Japanese countryside to photograph ordinary people in the creations of some of the world's top fashion designers: shopkeepers, fishermen, schoolchildren, & farmers, modeling bold, stylish outfits by Issay Miyake, Comme de Garcon, Yohji Yamamoto and others. A stunning and unique book of unconventional fashion photography, resulting in dramatic duotone images that strip away the artifice & the image-creating power of the clothing & draw attention to the people themselves.

Condition: Very Good (tight, clean copy throughout with only a light crease to cover and bump to one corner, otherwise as new) – All care is taken to provide accurate condition details of used books, photos available on request.

File under: Comme des Garçons Issey Miyake Taishi Hirokawa Yohji Yamamoto Chronicle Books / San Francisco Out-of-print / Rare Photography

ENCENS 38
"A Matter of Fact" (2017)

2017, English
Softcover (over-sized), 144 pages, 25 x 37 cm
Published by Encens / Paris

$58.00 $15.00 - Out of stock

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encens is a fashion magazine from France, presenting a very selective number of designers, edited by Samuel Drira and Sybille Walter.

encens 38 "A Matter of Fact" (2017) features Bless, Helmut Lang, Nehera, Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Bill Gibb, Maryse Gaspard, Joan Juliet Buck, Marie Piovesan, Claudia Huidobro, Camille Bidault Waddington, Loc Boyle, Ellen von Unwerth, Comme des Garçons, Peter Lindbergh, Barbara Bloom, Francesco Brigida, Serge Lutens, Yohji Yamamoto, Juun J, Lutz Huelle, Pierre Cardin, Y/Project, Celine, Lemaire, Saint Laurent, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, Lucio Vanotti, Hed Mayner, Dusan, Marithe & Françoise Girbaud, Vetements, Hermes, Dries Van Noten, Vetements x Brioni, Veronique Leroy, Issey Miyake Plantation, Uma Wang, Ann Demeulemeester, Heider Ackermann, Azzadine Alaia, Luc Delahaye, Paul Nougé, Pavel Büchler, Nina Chua, Xanti Schawinsky, and many more.
Cover by Francesco Brigida.

File under: Francesco Brigida Luc Delahaye Paul Nougé Pavel Büchler Nina Chua Xanti Schawinsky Dries Van Noten Comme des Garçons Issey Miyake Yohji Yamamoto Céline Hermés Vetements Pierre Cardin Peter Lindbergh Ellen Von Unwerth Vivienne Westwood Barbara Bloom Serge Lutens Bless Helmut Lang Jean-Paul Gaultier Christophe Lemaire Azzadine Alaia Ann Demeulemeester Chanel Nehera Bill Gibb Joan Juliet Buck Encens / Paris Fashion Art Photography Periodicals SALE

encens 37
“A New Order" 2017

2017, English
Softcover (over-sized), 145 pages, 25 x 37 cm
Published by Encens / Paris

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Published twice a year since 2002, ENCENS is focused on fashion as artform from the perspective of designers rather than trends. The magazine investigate new forms of dressing from past to present with probing interviews, extensive use of photography
and vintage, and dynamic layout.

encens 36 “A New Order" (2017) features Cécile Bortoletti, Truman Capote, Walter Albini, Michèle Rosier, Arata Isozaki, Ad Reinhardt, Harry Peccinotti, David Bailey, Comme des Garçons, Tony Viramontes, Nehera, Giorgio Armani, Issey Miyake, Givenchy, Dries Van Noten, Sonia Rykiel, Azzadine Alaia, Yohji Yamamoto, Chanel, Celine, Lemaire, Hermes, Robert Morris, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Yves Saint Laurent, and many more.

File under: Ad Reinhardt Arata Isozaki Azzadine Alaia Cécile Bortoletti Céline Chanel Comme des Garçons David Bailey Dries Van Noten Giorgio Armani Givenchy Harry Peccinotti Hermés Issey Miyake Michelangelo Pistoletto Michèle Rosier Nehera Robert Morris Sonia Rykiel Tony Viramontes Truman Capote Walter Albini Yohji Yamamoto Yves Saint Laurent Christophe Lemaire Encens / Paris Art Fashion Periodicals Photography

Collections
'98 Spring & Summer : Prét-Á-Porter Collections. Paris / London.

1998, English / Japanese
Softcover, 500 pages, 29 x 36 cm
1st edition, Out of print title / used*,
Published by GAP Japan Co. Ltd. / Tokyo

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Incredible 1998 edition (with Yohji Yamamoto cover) of the mighty Prét-Á-Porter Collections (Paris / London) from gap Tokyo! Each huge, over-sized edition of gap Collections feature thorough runway coverage of the latest collections from top international brands to cutting edge designers presented in NY, London, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, Madrid, Barcelona, Sao Paulo during biannual celebrated fashion events. The creativity of the most sought after designers were reproduced in high quality photographs direct from the runway and only published here, in the case of this heavy volume 1,500 original photos all in full-colour! Featured in the issue are the 1998 collections of Yohji Yamamoto, Vivienne Westwood, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Chloé, John Galliano, Helmut Lang, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Bikkembergs, Jean Colonna, Costume National, Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons, Dries Van Noten, Hermés, Martine Sitbon, Valentino, Claude Montana, Cerruti, Balenciaga, Lolita Lemopicka, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Guy Laroche, Jerome L'Huillier, Enrica Massei, Marcel Marongiu, Christophe Lemaire, Eric Bergere, Isabel Marant, Barbara Bui, Masaki Matsushima, Sonia Rykiel, Kenzo, Corinne Cobson, Junko Shimada, Dice Kayek, Yuki Torii, Yoshiki Hishinuma, Paco Rabanne, Celine, Maurizio Galante, Angelo Tarlazzi, Jaques Fath, Leonard, Veronique Leroy, Atsuro Tayama, Zucca, Nina Ricci, Slowik, Kosta Murkudis, Isabelle Ballu, Hervé Léger, 0.9 18 OOTORII, Koji Nihommatsu, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, Matthew Williamson, Bella Freud, and so many more, creating a wealth of archival fashion imagery from the late 1990s.

Condition: Very Good-Fine – All care is taken to provide accurate condition details of used books, photos available on request.

File under: Alexander McQueen Ann Demeulemeester Balenciaga Céline Chanel Chloé Christian Dior Christian Lacroix Christophe Lemaire Comme des Garçons Costume National Dirk Bikkembergs Dries Van Noten Givenchy Guy Laroche Helmut Lang Hermés Hussein Chalayan Jean-Paul Gaultier John Galliano Junya Watanabe Kenzo Sonia Rykiel Valentino Veronique Leroy Vivienne Westwood Yohji Yamamoto Yves Saint Laurent GAP Japan Co. Ltd. / Tokyo Fashion Out-of-print / Rare Periodicals

encens 36
"Mindscape" Fall / Winter 2016

2016, English
Softcover (over-sized), 136 pages, 25 x 37 cm

$58.00 $15.00 - Out of stock

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encens is a fashion magazine from France, presenting a very selective number of designers, edited by Samuel Drira and Sybille Walter.

encens 36 "Mindscape" (Spring/Summer 2016) features Susan Sontag, Serge Lutens, Isabelle Weingarten, Cartier, Comme des Garçons, Annie Leibovitz, Nehera, Giorgio Armani, Hed Mayner, Angelo Flaccavento, James Benning, Carol Bove, Uma Wang, Veronique Branquinho, Issey Miyake, Carlo Scarpa, Lene Berg, Lutz Huelle, Givenchy, Dries Van Noten, Sonia Rykiel, Azzadine Alaia, Yohji Yamamoto, Willie Christie, Axl Jensen, Chanel, Celine, Lemaire, Veronique Leroy, Dior Homme, Maison Martin Margiela, Vivienne Westwood, Linda Loppa, Bless, Juun J., Christopher Williams, Friedrich Kiesler, Pierre Cardin, Hermes, and many more.

File under: Annie Leibovitz Bless Carlo Scarpa Carol Bove Cartier Céline Chanel Christophe Lemaire Christopher Williams Comme des Garçons Dries Van Noten Giorgio Armani Givenchy Hermés Issey Miyake James Benning Maison Martin Margiela Nehera Pierre Cardin Sonia Rykiel Veronique Branquinho Vivienne Westwood Willie Christie Yohji Yamamoto Frederick Kiesler Susan Sontag Art Graphic Design / Typography Fashion Periodicals Photography SALE

MANY OF THEM
Vol. IV : Expedicion (+ extra book "A Filme-Expedicion")

2016, English
Softcover (2 books), 560 pages, 215 x 155 cm
ed. of 1000,
Published by Many of Them

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MANY OF THEM – VOL. IV

A LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES

Cosmic Wonder, Louis Vuitton, Issey Miyake, Hermès, Saint Laurent, Loewe, Yohji Yamamoto, Irène Silvagni, Limi Feu, Undercover, Dries Van Noten, Lemaire, Chanel, Bernhard Willhelm, Junya Watanabe, Comme Des Garçons, Maurizio Amadei, Alaïa, Paz De La Huerta, Daniela Gregis, Sybilla, Geoffrey B. Small, Eatable Of Many Orders, Sacai, Ply,Ragne Kikas, Steve Mono, Jan-Jan Van Essche, Susan Cianciolo, Koché, Bless, Oriole Cullen, Kaat Debo, Akiko Fukai, Harold Koda, Olivier Saillard, Valerie Steele, Pedro Costa, Jia Zhang-Ke, Amat Escalante, Isaki Lacuesta, Lisandro Alonso, Nathalia Acevedo, Lav Diaz, Moira Lang, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mia Hansen-Løve, Jonas Mekas, Todd Haynes.

Many of Them is a limited edition publication. Its aim is to offer a space for discussion in which creators can share their perspective about their own field, their languages and the problems they face in their everyday practices. It originally started as a diary in 2008 and it keeps evolving into different formats.

File under: Alaïa Bernhard Willhelm Bless Chanel Charlotte Gainsbourg Comme des Garçons Cosmic Wonder Dries Van Noten Hermés Issey Miyake Jonas Mekas Junya Watanabe Limi Feu Louis Vuitton Susan Cianciolo Todd Haynes Undercover Yohji Yamamoto Christophe Lemaire Many of Them Art Fashion Film / Video Periodicals Photography