Didier Parmal (18 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. In mylar protective sleeve.

Softcover. Condition: New. No Dust Jacket. New in shrinkwrap. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 221 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A lavishly illustrated homage to Paris fashion shows, with essays by four theorists and historians about Parisian couture. Essays entitled "La Mode, Paris & the development of the French fashion industry"; "Haute couture & ready-to-wear, a recent history": "Fashion houses & designers." Considers the works of, among others, Azzedine Alaia, Hussein Chalayan, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Martin Margiela, Rochas, Valentino, Vikotr & ROlf, and Yohji Yamamoto. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear beyond a very slight forward cock to spine; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. [6], 7-221 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Oversized.

Condition: Very Good. 221 pages. Softcover. Very clean, unmarked copy still in publishers shrink-wrap. Fashion Show explores the ideas and inspirations that have driven Paris fashion through the ages, and it investigates why, in an era of globalization, this venerable city remains an undisputed Mecca. Color photographs throughout. Record # 353123.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket with a 1/2" corner tear.; 8.25 X 0.75 X 11.75 inches; 221 pages; 'Paris, the undisputed capital of the fashion world, is rich in talented designers, skilled craftsmen and native chic. It has been a magnet for stylish men and women since the seventeenth century. While fashion and the industries surrounding it have evolved considerably since then, the City of Light? S preeminence remains a constant. Fashion Show explores the ideas and inspirations that have driven Paris fashion through the ages, and it investigates why, in an era of globalization, this venerable city remains an undisputed Mecca. An essay by Pamela A. Parmal, Chair of Textiles and Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, outlines the history of the local fashion industry from its beginnings through the mid-twentieth century. Didier Grumbach, head of the esteemed Chambre Syndicale, Paris, discusses the current state of Paris fashion and its future, exploring the role of the runway shows. And work from a selection of the most influential fashion couturiers and designers of the moment--among them Valentino, Lacroix, Dior, Chanel, Azzedine Alaia, Viktor & Rolf, Rochas and Yohji Yamamoto--appears with brief histories of the houses, profiles of the designers and photographs conveying the grand sweep of their work and their predecessors? , from the age of the kings to the age of award shows. This is the world of fashion at its most exciting and glamorous, a visually stunning and widely accessible history and a celebration of the fine art and high style of Paris couture.…

Condition: Good. Paperback, numerous illustrations (including photographs) in colour and b/w, 4to.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 224 pages, very good condition, light rubbing to dj; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. In excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth, 30 cm, 221 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout. New book in dustjacket.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Tight Firm Clean Copy - First Edition - No Signatures, Inscriptions Or Notations Discovered. Illustrated. Beige Cloth Hard Cover With Gold Gilt Titled Spine - Faint Wear. Unclipped Jacket With Faint Wear. A Heavy Book Additional Postage Will Be Requested For Overseas Delivery.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. 'Paris, the undisputed capital of the fashion world, is rich in talented designers, skilled craftsmen and native chic. It has been a magnet for stylish men and women since the seventeenth century. While fashion and the industries surrounding it have evolved considerably since then, the City of Lightâs preeminence remains a constant. Fashion Show explores the ideas and inspirations that have driven Paris fashion through the ages, and it investigates why, in an era of globalization, this venerable city remains an undisputed Mecca. An essay by Pamela A. Parmal, Chair of Textiles and Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, outlines the history of the local fashion industry from its beginnings through the mid-twentieth century. Didier Grumbach, head of the esteemed Chambre Syndicale, Paris, discusses the current state of Paris fashion and its future, exploring the role of the runway shows. And work from a selection of the most influential fashion couturiers and designers of the moment--among them Valentino, Lacroix, Dior, Chanel, Azzedine Alaia, Viktor & Rolf, Rochas and Yohji Yamamoto--appears with brief histories of the houses, profiles of the designers and photographs conveying the grand sweep of their work and their predecessorsâ, from the age of the kings to the age of award shows. This is the world of fashion at its most exciting and glamorous, a visually stunning and widely accessible history and a celebration of the fine art and high style of Paris couture.…

4to. pp. 221. Numerous illus. (many colour). wrs. First Edition.