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costume party; A parade of glittering new fashion books brightens up the season.
Byline: Jane Herman
In honor of the French house's sixtieth anniversary, Dior (Assouline) remembers the designer's legacy and pays homage to his successors through a meticulous catalog of 150 dresses. A limited-edition tome, Valentino (Taschen), by Matt Tyrnauer, commemorates his 45 years in fashion, while Ralph Lauren (Rizzoli) captures the classic American lifestyle he all but invented. There are times, too, when the show must go on. Provocative and poignant, Gianni and Donatella (teNeues) is a collection of behind-the-scenes photographs by Sante D'Orazio of the fateful fall ten years ago when Donatella Versace took the helm at her brother's house.
Coco Chanel once declared, "Before me, no one would have dared dress in black." In Chanel: Collections and Creations (Thames & Hudson, Inc.), her contributions to twentieth-century style are examined through five of her signatures, from the little black dress to the iconic camellia. In Florence Muller's ode to faux, Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture (Vendome), the intricate pieces made for distinguished couturiers like Elsa Schiaparelli and Christian Lacroix are almost more dazzling than the real thing. And for those who want it all, the Council of Fashion Designers of America presents American Fashion (Assouline), an anthology of our ...
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