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The Savoy Taylors’ Guild Ltd.: Designers and Makers of Savoyard Fine Clothing
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartThe Savoy Taylors’ Guild Ltd.
London: Savoy Taylors’ Guild, No date.1920s men’s fashion catalogue for the well dressed man. Founded in 1906 Savoy Taylors Guild based in London’s Strand (and operating there until only recently) aimed “to supply high-grade outfitting for men, in commodious surroundings, giving honest value and exercising an unceasing effort to satisfy the wishes of its customers”. This early catalogue, illustrated by Minister & Co., shows a range of suits for everyday, lounging, formal occasions, around town, playing golf, and while driving the automobile or travelling aboard the steamer. OCLC shows no holdings of any Savoy Taylors Guild catalogue or archive. This copy with two 1928 newspaper clippings laid in, being Parts II and III of Clothes and the Man by Clive Hamilton.
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Souvenir Programme: Crowning Ceremony: Miss Sydney Competition, Anzac House Appeal
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartReturned Sailors, Soldiers & Airmens Imperial Australia League
Sydney: The Market Print, 1944.Programme for a beauty pageant at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Ground, Saturday, 9th September, 1944, organised by the RSL to raise funds for development of Anzac House, Sydney. Contains a brief pitch for the development, programme of events, and portraits of the competitors, most representing different government departments and ministries.
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Australian Style Issue #1
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAndrea Horwood
Perth: Australian Style, 1993.First issue of Australian 1990s fashion magazine Australian Style featuring Kylie Minogue on the cover. This issue features a series of portraits of Minogue by Tony Notarberardino smoking, but with the cigarette edited out, though one image remains with stick in hand. Also features Greta Scacchi, Andrew Ettinghausen, Graeme Murphy, rodeo sports, Stompem Ground ’92, Hunters and Collector’s Mark Seymor, and more.
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The Little Black Jacket: Chanel’s Classic Revisited
AU$450.00 Read MoreAdd to cartKarl Lagerfeld; Carine Roitfeld
Gottingen: Steidl, 2012.“This book is Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld’s reinterpretation of Chanel’s iconic little black jacket. Lagerfeld has redesigned the jacket, transforming it into a modern, adaptable garment to be worn by both sexes of all ages. The Little Black Jacket contains Lagerfeld’s photographs of celebrities wearing the jacket with individual flair – sometimes classic, sometimes irreverent, but always Chanel – and each styled by Carine Roitfeld. A range of accomplished actors, musicians, designers, models, writers and directors gets the little black jacket treatment, including Claudia Schiffer, Uma Thurman, Kanye West, Tilda Swinton, Baptiste Giabiconi, Yoko Ono and Sarah Jessica Parker. This book shows the astounding versatility of Chanel’s vision in Lagerfeld’s hands, and ensures the little black jacket’s future as a timeless classic.”
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Mie Kimono Shiryokan Zuroku
AU$55.00 Read MoreAdd to cartUeda Mie
Tokyo: Mie Kimono Shiryokan, 1983.Catalogue of kimono designs.
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Wonderland
AU$125.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAnnie Leibovitz
London: Phaidon, 2021.“Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz’s surprising – and surprised – account of her encounters with fashion. Looking back at my work, I see that fashion has always been there, Annie Leibovitz observes in the preface to her new book, Wonderland. Fashion plays a part in the scheme of everything, but photography always comes first for me. The photograph is the most important part. And photography is so big that it can encompass journalism, portraiture, reportage, family photographs, fashion… My work for Vogue fueled the fire for a kind of photography that I might not otherwise have explored.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Tokyo Innocence
AU$45.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMika Ninagawa
Kyoto: Mitsumura Suiko Shoin, 2013.Photographic portraiture of colourful Tokyo subcultures.
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Atlas of Interior Design
AU$135.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDominic Bradbury
London: Phaidon, 2021.“A unique geographically organized survey of the world’s most desirable and iconic residential interiors from the 1940s to today. The Atlas of Interior Design is an inspiring, unparalleled global tour of more than 400 captivating residential interiors from the past eight decades. From classic to contemporary, minimal to maximal, the homes included illuminate the design tropes unique to their location s context, while others confound preconceived ideas of vernacular design to spectacular effect. Exceptional photography and a descriptive text accompanying each project enrich this thoroughly researched and comprehensive volume a must-have for all design aficionados.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Soled Out: The Golden Age of Sneaker Advertising
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartSimon Wood; Sneaker Freaker
London: Phaidon, 2021.“Soled Out is an epic compilation of nearly 900 vintage print advertisements sourced from the golden age of sneakers. Featuring sporting and cultural icons such as Andre Agassi, Paula Abdul, Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, MC Hammer, and Shaquille O’Neal, every page is packed with unforgettable imagery, bold graphics, and outrageous trash talk devised by the footwear industry’s biggest players. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular scenery ahead as Soled Out powers through a 720-page marathon celebration of the rubber, leather, and mesh we wear on our feet!” (publisher’s blurb)
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100 Years Wesco: Boots that Stand the Gaff
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRin Tanaka
Osaka: West Coast Shoe Co., 2018.A history of American boot manufacturer West Coast Shoe Company, also known as Wesco. Provides an illustrated history of the company as well as an illustrated catalogue of their boots throughout the years together with archival and contemporary photographs and ephemera. The book comes housed in a custom cardboard box resembling an original box the boots would be sold in. Unrecorded in OCLC.
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[How to Make a Blouse and Skirt]
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartKiyo Sasahara
Tokyo: Ondorisha, 1956.Japanese 1950s fashion how-to-make book.
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Kami no Ehon / [Hair Picture Book]
AU$45.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJunichi Nakahara
Tokyo: Kokusho Kankokai, 1987.A new edition of the Junichi Nakahara 1940s hair styling book.
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An Exhibition of Kabuki Stage Costumes
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartShochiku; Tetsuya Okazaki
Tokyo: Shochiku, 1998. -
Paris-Tokyo Golden’60 Teijin Fashion Fair
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartTeijin
Tokyo: Teijin, 1960.Program for a 1960s fashion show in Tokyo featuring Parisian models Nicole Crassat, Chrstine Saunier, Laure Nicole, Anne-Marie Bocheux, and Marianne Leroy-Beaulieu. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC or CiNii.
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Sistaaz of the Castle: SistaazHood: Trans Sex Work Support Group, Cape Town
AU$48.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJan Hoek; Duran Lantink; Gerda van de Glind; SistaazHood
[Ghent]: Art Paper Editions, 2019.“Jan Hoek, fashion designer Duran Lantink and trans sex worker organisation SistaazHood present ‘Sistaaz of the Castle’, an ongoing project about the colorful looks and lives of transgender sex workers that roam the streets of Cape Town, South Africa. Most of the girls are homeless, living under a bridge near Cape Town’s castle. The Sistaaz are eager activists, proud to be trans, proud to be a sex worker, and even prouder of their stunning sense of style. And they want it to be acknowledged. A series of photographs and a fashion collection based on the girls’ appearance and their ability to turn whatever they find into the most exuberant outfits was created. This has already resulted in a fashion show at Amsterdam Fashion Week (a show in Cape Town in still on the wish list) and a photo exhibition in Foam Amsterdam.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Keita Maruyama / Maruyama Landscape: The 20th Anniversary Book, 1994-2014
AU$150.00 Read MoreAdd to cartKeita Maruyama
Tokyo: Rikuyosha, 2014.Monograph of Japanese fashion designer Keita Maruyama (1965-). Photography by Ellen Von Unwerth and others.
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Bridal Fashion
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartSaskia Glandien
Berlin: Alt//Cramer, 2012.Coffee table book of bridal fashion and glamour photography.