NINA RICCI - Marie-France Pochna - 1st edition, Paris, 1992

Musée de la Mode et Du Costume, Palais Galliera. Paris. 1st edition 1987. softcover text French Rare Catalogue showcasing the major French fashion des...

Published by Editions du Regard, 1st Edition, Paris, 1991. Hardback with French text. This book examines the life and career of Roger Vivier who was known as “the Fabergé of Footwear” He designed extravagant, richly decorated shoes that he described as sculptures. He is credited with the design of the first platform shoe in 1937 and the first stiletto heel in 1954. Ava Gardner, Gloria Guinness and The Beatles were all Vivier customers, and he designed shoes for Queen Elizabeth II for her coronation in 1953.Vivier also designed shoes for house Christian Dior from 1953 to 1963. In addition to the stiletto heel, he also experimented with other shapes, including the comma. He used silk, pearls, beads, lace, appliqué and jewels to create unique decorations for his shoes.His possibly most iconic shoe design of the decade, the low-heeled Pilgrim pumps with silver buckles produced for Yves Saint Laurent’s 1965...

Published by Pavilion Press 1st edition 1993 Nova 1965–1975 celebrates one of the most influential magazines in history. Known as ‘the thinking woman’s magazine’ Nova was a British ...

Published by Electa 1992 in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, June 25-Sept. 25, softback in slipcase. On the 22nd July 1952, Giovanni Battista Giorgini, a Florentine fashion buyer, organised the fourth ‘Italian High Fashion Show’ in the Sala Bianca. He invited European and American press, buyers and designers, in order to showcase the best of Italian fashion...

Original Nina Ricci watercolor c1960s illustration w/ fabric swatch attached Provenance: a Beverly Hills, CA estate Art Sz: 12"H x 8 1/4"W Frame Sz:16"H x 12"W w/ bue mat & yell...

A beautiful book produced by Franco Maria Ricci in a limited edition of only 6,000, this being number 1547. With black silk covers and a presentation clam shell box...

A brilliant anthology of the 40-plus year history of FMR, the Italian magazine that taught the world to see art “The most beautiful magazine in the world.” – Jacqueline Kennedy Onas...

Catalogue of the exhibition dedicated to the creations (armchairs, desks, shelves, lighting, etc.) of Franco Albini, Italian architect and designer (1905-1977). Galerie du Passage (P...