Art&DesignSpring2025

Fashion Footwear: 1800-1970 Desire Smith. Footwear can most certainly be magical. More than 500 color photographs displaying fantastic footwear appear with an interview of contem- porary shoe designer Howard Davis. Details of construction are highlighted, styles are shown and explained with a thorough Footwear Glos- sary, and value ranges are offered for beginning collectors • 9" x 6" (228 x 152mm) •501 color photos •256pp. •978-0-7643-1132-1•PB•$19.95 / £18.99 / $28.95 CAD High Fashion Hats, 1950-1980 Rose Jamieson and Joanne Deardorff. Expert styling and flattering designs characterize the high fashion hats of the 1950s–’80s. Combines 700+ color photos with carefully researched facts about historical events, hairstyles, and hat de- signers in each decade. Includes an extensive millinery glossary. • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •710color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-2450-5 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Stetson Hats & The John B Stetson Com- pany: 1865-1970 Jeffrey B. Snyder. With beautiful full color photos, this history of the Stetson Hat Company is richly illustrated with hats, hat boxes, miniature boxes, and a large number of collectible items associated with this most famous hat company. A value guide is in- cluded. • 11"x81/2" (279x215mm) •503photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-0211-4 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD Women’s Hats of the 20th Century: For Design- ers and Collectors Maureen Reilly & Mary Beth Detrich. 100s of beautiful American and European hats illustrated in more than 550 color photos. Profiles of the creators and lists of the most desirable labels. Special sections with tips on dating, storing, and dec- oration, as well as a useful value guide. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215x279mm) •570 color photos •240pp. •978-0-7643- 0204-6 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Knitting Beaded Purses: A Complete Guide to Creating Your Own Nancy Seven VanDerPuy. Antique beaded purses capture the imagination of artists and crafters today. This book will show how to use patterns and motifs of vintage bags to create replicas of the purses with today’s materials in easy step-by-step di- rections. Seven original patterns for bead-knit purses are also presented • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 157 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2870-1 • PB • $17.00 / £15.99 / $23.95 CAD More Beaded Purses: Lessons in Knitting Tech- niques Nancy Seven VanDerPuy. Fascinated with beaded purses? The centuries-old art of bead knitting is revived in this illustrated guide. New techniques and basic knitting instructions of 15 old and new patterns will help you make your own beaded purses. A gallery shows more ideas for variety • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 177 color images • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-3172-5 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD 3000 Shoes from 1896 Roseann Ettinger. Engravings of 3,000 styles of shoes and boots for men, women, and children dating from 1896 that are again seen as stylish and enjoy renewed popularity among young and old alike • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 3000 illustrations • 72 pp. • 978-0-7643-0606-8•PB•$19.95 / £18.99 / $28.95 CAD Hats Desire Smith. Fashion hats from the early 19th century to the present in more than 350 color photos. They are presented chronological- ly by primary materials: straw, felt, horsehair, feathers, silk, velvet, and flowers. Trends in hat designs, styles, and tips on collecting, along with current prices • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215mm) •Over 350 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-0030-1 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD 1,000 Hats Norma Shephard. More than 1,240 im- ages of museum quality hats show millinery history from the 1790s to the 1970s and include ascots, bour- relets, bigonnets, chapeaux rouges, nurses’ hats, Pa- melas, pillboxes, toreodors, turbans, and wedding hats. Materials including felts, furs (real and imitation), and feathers are adorned with beads, flowers, and sequins • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 1190 color & 58 b/w photos • 240 pp. • 978-0-7643-2403-1 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD Baker’s Encyclopedia of Hatpins and Hatpin Holders Lillian Baker. This updated and expanded edition of the classic hatpin reference is enhanced with hundreds of new color photographs depicting a wide array of collectors’ treasures. Victorian hatpins are shown in close-up views with extensive text to interpret their use and place in history • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) •566photos •204pp. •978-0-7643-0485-9•HC• $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD Decades of Hats: 1900 to the 1970s Sue Night- ingale. An easy-to-use compilation of catalog images spanning more than seven decades and featuring hat styles available to the general female population. Chronologically presented from nearly 100 sources, the hats are showcased and presented without commentary to allow the reader to enjoy looking at them and form- ing their own conclusions as to style changes and trends in any era • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 302 images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4511-1 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Trunks, Traveling Bags, and Satchels Rose- ann Ettinger. The variety of packing trunks and carrying bags from the 1890s for salesmen, tradesmen, bankers, doctors, and travelers shown here will astound you. Taken from sales catalogs, these illustrations were advertising pieces to the new mail order business • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 190 b/w illus. • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-0617-4 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / $19.95 CAD Popular Purses: It’s in the Bag! Leslie Piña & Donald-Brian Johnson. From fun and funky to excitingly exotic, the popular purses of the mid- 20th century are enticingly displayed in over 400 color photos and vintage ads. An informative text pays tribute to fashion, while the current price guide will aid collectors. An informative text pays tribute to fashion, while the current price guide will aid collectors. 11" × 8 1/2" • 425 color photos (279 x 215 mm) • Price Guide • 168 pp. • 978-0-7643-1293-9 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD Fun Handbags Desire Smith. Examine 140 special, 20th century handbags that are among the most fun designs in the fashion world. They range from Past Pleasures to Future Collectibles in 177 color photos, including details and makers’ labels. Full identification, special comments that individualize their best features, and a value range appear for each handbag • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 177 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2493-2 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Handbag Chic: 200 Years of Designer Fashion Desire Smith. Handbags are sculptural and fascinating, glamorous and practical, colorful and exquisite; yet they all are designed for carrying things. This compre- hensive book celebrates more than 550 best quality handbags by leading and unknown designers the world over, dating from 1759–2004, with detailed informa- tion to describe their outstanding qualities • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 610 color photos • 272 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2314-0 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Handbags 4E Roseann Ettinger. An invaluable refer- ence for both collectors and designers, this book em- phasizes the importance of the handbag in feminine attire over the last 200 years. 100s of handbags, from pouches worn in the dark ages to contemporary clutch- es, all illustrated and discussed by shape, style, and material. • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •450color photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-1722-4 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD High Fashion Handbags: Classic Vintage Designs Adrienne Astrologo & Nancy Schiffer. More than 300 exquisite color photos of handbags from the world’s top fashion designers will catch the attention of collectors, designers, and fash- ion gurus. See details of construction, designer logos, impeccable stitching, and luxurious leath- ers and fabricated materials as components of luxury handbags. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 325 color photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-2508-3 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD A Passion for Purses: 1600-2005 Paula Higgins & Lori Blaser. The passionate history, art, and design of more than 500 antique, vintage, and contemporary purses that were chosen from private collections and from Cora Ginsburg LLC, the premier dealer of antique textiles and costume in the United States. Many have never been published before, providing a fresh resource for collectors. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 737 color photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-2617-2 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Plastic Handbags: Sculpture to Wear 2E Kate E. Dooner. Twentieth century plastic handbags are a wearable art. More than 300 color photos reveal their beauty and the creativity of their designers that attracts today’s collectors. The most productive manufacturers of plastic handbags are featured in separate sections. A price guide is included. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •Over 300 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-2213-6 • PB • $24.95 / £22.99 / $34.95 CAD Vintage Purses: At Their Best 2E Lynell K. Schwartz. 100s of purses, primarily from the 19th and 20th cen- turies, in full color photos. Catalogs, advertising, trade cards, and original drawings, along with histories of the leading manufacturers, such as Bliss, Napier, Whit- ing & Davis, and Mandalian are included. Updated values. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 522 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-1903-7 • HC • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Whiting & Davis Purses: The Perfect Mesh Leslie Piña & Donald-Brian Johnson. With more than 600 color photos, vintage ads, catalog pages, and archival material, the informal, informative text explores the colorful Whiting & Davis history. A current price guide completes this look at the purses called the loveliest of all feminine accessories. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 600+ color photos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643- 1642-5 • HC • $59.95 / £54.99 / $85.00 CAD MAKING BEADED PURSES VINTAGE SHOES VINTAGE HATS | 101 VINTAGE HATS • MAKING BEADED PURSES • VINTAGE SHOES