Art&DesignWinter2024

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 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 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 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 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 VINTAGE TIES MAKING BEADED PURSES VINTAGE SHOES VINTAGE HATS 98 | VINTAGE HATS • MAKING BEADED PURSES • VINTAGE SHOES • Vintage Ties