ASSOULINE

The Impossible Collection Of Fashion In Hot Pink

Assouline The Impossible Collection Of Fashion in Hot Pink: Ships within 5 business days. Bound in a bold fuchsia cover, this coffee-table book makes an extravagant gift for the fashion lover in your life. Its oversize pages contain glossy images of 100 iconic dresses from the 20th century—from Paul Poiret’s infamous corset-eliminating gown (1907) to Jean Paul Gaultier’s shocking bullet-bra dress (1984)—plus commentary from author and esteemed fashion historian Valerie Steele. Fair warning: will cause fashion envy. Handmade hardcover book with linen clamshell box 144 pages with 100 illustrations 15.35"W x 18.5"L x 2.75"D Weight: 24.4 lbs ISBN: 9781614280163.

In this limited edition, Ultimate Collection format linen clamshell and handmade oversized book, Valerie Steele flexes her curatorial muscle by showcasing the most iconic dresses of the twentieth century. From Poiret to Pucci, Doucet to Dior, Vionnet to Valentino, Steele selects one hundred dresses that caused a stir either on the runway or entering a room and ultimately inspired new directions in fashion. Steele’s selections include Paul Poiret's figure-liberating 1907 gown, Madame Grès’s sublimely draped goddess creation from 1938, Jean Paul Gaultier's shockingly exaggerated cone-bust corset dress circa 1984, and Hussein Chalayan’s awe-inspiring remote-control fiberglass Airplane dress from 2000. The compilation, while certainly subjective, is sure to receive nods of recognition along with a gasp or two of surprise.. Complimentary white gloves and signature canvas tote bag are included with each purchase from Assouline's Ultimate Collection . . .