American Style / by Kelly Killoren Bensimon
by Bensimon, Kelly Killoren
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 2843236088
- ISBN 13
- 9782843236082
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About This Item
New York : Assouline, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher�s protective wrapping.; Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. Subjects: Fashion --Clothing and dress --Celebrities --Popular culture --United States. Summary: Courtney Love, Cindy Sherman, Showgirls, Marlo Thomas, Charles James, Janis Joplin, Donna Karan, Hattie Carnegie, Anne Klein, Bergdorf Goodman, Lilly Pulitzer, Stetson, the Rat Pack, Levi's, Barbie, Diane von Furstenberg, Gloria Steinem, Antonio, Tiffany's, Edith Head, Carolina Herrera, Zac Posen, Cher, Diana Vreeland, the Playboy Bunny, Baby Phat... More than 200 American Style icons are illustrated and defined in this book dedicated to the ever-changing persona of fashion in the United States. In his introduction to the book, Harold Koda, curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, gives his perception of American Style throughout American history. A portion of the proceeds of this book will go to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 277284
- Title
- American Style / by Kelly Killoren Bensimon
- Author
- Bensimon, Kelly Killoren
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 2843236088
- ISBN 13
- 9782843236082
- Publisher
- New York : Assouline
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
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