Art&DesignSpring2025

Nineteenth-Century Women’s Fashion Felicity J. Warnes. Follows couture trends over a 100-year period from 1800–1900, as illustrated in color photo- graphs of original, hand-colored fashion plates. Based mostly on original French artwork, the fashion plates, depicted in magazines of the day, also document fashion illustration as an evolving art form. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 375 color images • 408 pp. • 978-0- 7643-5013-9 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Flapper Era Fashions from the Roaring ’20s Tina Skinner & Lindy McCord. A resource for costume designers seeking to recreate an era, collectors looking for vintage clothing, and fash- ion designers looking for inspiration. Fashion perspectives from the mid-1920s in more than 380 beautiful images featuring hundreds of clothing styles from the catalogs of Bellas Hess & Company and the Charles William Stores, Inc. • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215mm) •384photos •160pp. •978-0-7643-2075-0•PB•$29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95CAD French Art Deco Fashions in Pochoir Prints from the 1920s Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Color fashion illus- trations including Charles Worth, Jean Patou, Paul Poiret, Lucien Lelong, Joseph Paquin, and many others. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 200 illustrations • 160 pp. • 978-0- 7643-0474-3 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD French Fashions of Good Taste: 1920-1922 from Pochoir Illustrations Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Orig- inal pochoir print illustrations made for the French fashion periodical Gazette du Bon Ton magazine be- tween 1920 and 1922, with work by Charles Worth, Paul Poiret, and Madeleine Vionette. • 81/2"x11" (215 x279mm) •100color illustrations•144pp. •978-0-7643- 0604-4 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD Irene: A Designer from the Golden Age of Hol- lywood – The MGM Years 1942-49 Frank Billecci & Lauranne B. Fisher. An insider’s look tells the story of Irene’s years at MGM studios based on unprecedented access to the records and remembrances of Irene’s personal artist. Marvelously illustrated with more than 150 original sketches and photography from the time period, Irene’s exhilarating story comes to life in this thoroughly researched resource on her career and legacy. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 214 b/w & color photos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4555-5 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD Naughty Victorians and Edwardians: Ear- ly Images of Bathing Beauties Mary L. Martin and Tina Skinner. Most are modest, some strike suggestive poses. Enjoy more than 100 hand-tinted postcards taken during an era when women may have been clothed from head to toe, but they were women nonetheless. • 6"x6" (152 x 152mm) • 105 color illustrations • 96 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2115-3 • HC • $13.00 / £11.99 / $17.95 CAD Darlings of Dress: Children’s Costume 1860–1920 Norma Shephard. A nostalgic look at children’s costume from 1860–1920 reveals diverse cultural influences on clothing manufacture and design. Includes more than 300 historic photographs, fashion plates, selections from vintage catalogs and magazines, and 115 color images showing examples of costume and accessories. Incorporates a handy glossary of vintage fashion terms • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 395 b/w& color images • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-4939-3 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Fashions of the Roaring ’20s Ellie Laubner. Expe- rience the excitement, style, and drama of the 1920s fashion revolution! Every aspect of women’s fashion is presented in 568 color photos and its origins, effect, and particular details discussed. Changing styles during the decade are followed so that clothing can be dated to within a year or two. A thorough and comprehensive insight into the complete fashion scene. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215x279mm) •568 color photos •176pp. •978-0-7643- 0017-2 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD The Ties that Blind: Neckties,1945-1975 Michael Jay Goldberg. From fashion to fancy, the tie offers a touch of color and brightness to the otherwise under- stated world of men’s clothing. Here are hundreds of ties documenting the wide range of style in the last half of the 20th century. A discussion of fabrics, knots, and tie care is included, and a price guide to this man- ly fashion • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 340 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-88740-982-0 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Ties of Distinction Christopher Sells. A detailed look at men’s neckwear, with 472 British regimental stripe, college, university, and club ties pictured in color. Easy- to-follow guide also highlights ties from military corps, clubs, and medical schools. Introduction is by Christo- pher Sells of P. L. Sells & Co., Britain’s last remaining manufacturer of a complete line of today’s regimental stripe ties • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 182 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-0633-4 • PB • $24.95 / £22.99 / $34.95 CAD Art Nouveau & Art Deco Fashion Postcards Edith Weber. Fabulous and diversified women’s fashion postcard sets designed by famous European artists. Alphonse Mucha, Henri Meunier, Umberto Brunelles- chi, and Xavier Sager are among the 20 distinguished artists whose work is featured. Superb unsigned im- ages, information on postcard history, and a section on evaluating the fashion illustrations make this a useful reference. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 233 color images•112pp. •978-0-7643-3270-8•HC•$29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Bathing Beauties of the Roaring ’20s Mary L. Martin and Tina Skinner. The surf isn’t the only thing turbulent in these shoreline images of more than 100 nubile beauties. Take a dip back in time, to an era when women were joy- fully expressing an emerging sense of equality and freedom. • 6" x 6" (152 x 152 mm) • 106 color illustrations • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-2116- 0 • HC • $12.95 / £11.99 / $17.95 CAD Collectible Fashions of the Turbulent 1930s Ellie Laubner. A sweeping overview of the fashions of the 1930s, chronicling garments of all kinds for wom- en, men, and children. Accessories including jewelry, hats, and handbags are also featured. More than 600 full color photos spread the 1930s fashion world out before you. An historical overview of the 1930s, values, glossary, bibliography, and index round out this thorough presentation • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 617 photos • 244 pp. • 978-0-7643-0867-3 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD In Step with Fashion: 200 Years of Shoe Styles Norma Shephard. Take an intimate look at shoe design over two centuries. More than 550 full color photographs reveal foot fashion favorites and their correlation to ever-changing social factors. Savor past designs and glimpse the future of shoe styles through the work of avante garde designers John Fluevog and Danny Sulli- van • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 540 color & 34 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-2817-6 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Made for Walking: A Modest History of the Fash- ion Boot Andy Peake. Straddling the line between practical and stylish, between fashion and fetish, this story of the boot as women’s fashion moves from boots’ origins in the ancient world, to Prohibition, to online shopping and fashion blogs. Going beyond design, it reveals the role of social history, culture, and media in the development of the boot • 7" x 10" (177 x 254mm) • 118 color &b/w images •192pp. •978-0-7643-5499-1•PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.00 CAD Platform Shoes: A Big Step in Fashion Ray Ellsworth. More than 300 eye-popping platform shoe styles, in full color, spanning the world and the decades. They include sporty, daytime, and evening styles. Some are practical, others simply outrageous, and all simply delightful • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 317 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-0459-0 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / $28.95 CAD The Sneaker Book: 50 Years of Sports Shoe Design Melissa Cardona. Sneakers are fashion statements, status symbols, and cultural icons. This book traces the progression of sneaker design from early canvas-topped rubber soles to the hi-tech innovations of the late 1980s. Included are designs by Converse, Keds, Adidas, Nike, Puma, Reebok, and New Balance. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152mm) • 450 color & b/w photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-2188-7 • HC • $40.00 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD 20th Century Neckties: Pre-1955 Roseann Etting- er. More than 400 color photos illustrate the develop- ment of the necktie from 1900 through the Roaring Twenties, the Depression, the war years, and into the modern age. Neckties record textile and men’s fashion trends. A price guide is included. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •color photographs andb/wdrawings PriceGuide • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-0578-8 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Popular and Collectible Neckties: 1955 to the Present Roseann Ettinger. Men’s neckwear in the second half of the 20th century. From slim ties of the late 1950s and early 1960s to wide and wild Kipper ties of the mid-’60s was a dramatic shift. By the late 1970s, designer labels entered the fashion scene, and by the early 1990s, retro styles became apparent and new collectible ties flooded the market • 8 1/2" x 11" (215x279mm) •397color photos•160pp. •978-0-7643- 0516-0 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD The Fashion Shoe: A Timeline of the Twentieth Century Desire Smith Beatty. This comprehensive survey, with nearly 1,100 photos, includes a visual guide by decade, with detailed information on each shoe’s design and craftsmanship. It also covers the great shoe designers, cultural and societal influences on footwear, and the role of the celebrity shoe design- er • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 1,212 color & b/w im- ages • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-5531-8 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00 CAD Hot Shoes: One Hundred Years Maureen Reilly. Explore women’s shoes as a powerful talisman of fashion, culture, and sexual energy. With 500 original color photographs and two dozen vintage illustrations, this book tells the real history of shoes real women wore. Each photo caption includes a value range • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 540 color photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-0435-4 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD VINTAGE FASHIONS: CA. 1840–CA. 1940 VINTAGE TIES 102 | VINTAGE SHOES • VINTAGE TIES • VINTAGE FASHIONS: CA. 1840–CA. 1940