selections adventures jacqueline contemporary

books:

Unforgettable: Fashion of the Oscars (Christie's Auction Catalog, Thursday March 18, 1999)

Christie's Christie's Fine Art Limited, 1999

On March 18, 1999 54 of the most unforgettable Academy Award gowns were auctioned off to benefit AIDS research. This is the authentic soft-cover catalog from this auction, illustrating each gown in full length with photos of the gowns on mannequins as well as on the celebrity who wore it that night. From the column of silvery beads that Edith Head created for Janet Leigh in 1959 to the Oliver Theykens and Jean Paul Gaultier outfit that Madonna ...

Mrs. Tependris: The Contemporary Years: The Adventures of An Art Collector
Konstantin Kakanias, Hamish Bowles

Rizzoli International Publications, 2002

Mrs. Tependris-the eccentric, dramatic, lovable, and awardwinning brainchild of artist Konstantin Kakanias-is seeking to find greater meaning in her life. In doing so, she becomes obsessed with her personal liberation and the art of creation and, as a consequence, makes a foray into the world of contemporary art. This colorful, stylish, and irresistible volume chronicles her journey with great insight and humor. Page after page, Kakanias' ...

Jacqueline Kennedy
Hamish (EDT)/ Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N. Y.)/ John F. Kennedy Library and Museum (COR) Bowles

Little Brown & Co, 2001

Philip Treacy: "When Philip Met Isabella"

2 reviews
Philip Treacy, Isabella Blow, ...

Assouline, 2003

Fashionable Read
I bought this as a gift for a friend and am having a hard time giving it up. Philip and Isabella make an intriguing fashion duo. His natural talent and her eye for style make this book worth it, add it to your collection. Great fashion photos and illustration. I love it! P.S. I am sending it to my friend, she worked for him in London!

Jacqueline Kennedy : The White House Years: Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum

22 reviews
The (NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hamish Bowles, ...

Bulfinch, 2001

no title
This book is a wonderful and colorful example of what the first Lady chose to wear for her official duties in the US and abroad. Until one sees the pictures you are unable to appreciate the beautiful designs, fabric, and colors that made up Mrs. Kennedy's wardrobe. Just such an enjoyable book. Lucinda

Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People

5 reviews
Hamish Bowles

Knopf, 2007

The best decorating book of the holiday season
Flash review: The perfect gift book for this season. This new book, timed for Xmas giving, features a selection of the best homes shown in Vogue in the past several years. It is a large-scale book, filled with wonderful color photography. Although Elle Decor and Architectural Digest have come out with similar books this season, neither can hold a candle to Vogue's tome. If you are familiar ...

Vanitas: Designs

5 reviews
Gianni Versace, Lady Julia Trevelyan Oman

Abbeville Press, 1994

A BEAUTIFUL, BOLD, SOMETIMES BRASH COLLECTION
Gianni Versace - just the name brings to mind visions of high fashion, haute couture, incredibly beautiful fabrics swishing by on colt-like mannequins with arched eyebrows and the highest cheekbones. Vanitas: Designs is glamour between covers as it presents the designs, ready-to-wear, accessories, jewelry and costumes by Versace. The almost 300 folio-size, full-page startlingly colorful ...

Carolina Herrera: Portrait of a Fashion Icon

5 reviews
Alexandra Kotur

Assouline, 2004

Worth purchasing!!
First of all, I have to say, living in China, you are always expecting the worst, but I was so delighted, when I went to the postoffice to pick up my first item from Amazon.com. First of all it came on time and second it was packed perfectly. The book is more than I expected, very beautiful layout, front- and backpage. You can even remove the cover and then you have a beautiful book. It is very ...