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The House of Gucci

by Sara Gay Forben The startling and dramatic true story behind the murder of Maurizio Gucci and the rise, fall and rise again of the Gucci dynasty. Follow the story of the Gucci empire from a modest leathergoods shop in Florence to the creation of an empire that made GG synonymous with loafers. A riveting story of high fashion, high finance and heartening personal tragedy.

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$44.00
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Bags

By Claire Wilcox This book explores the changing styles and uses of bags from the Middle Ages onward and features specially commissioned photography from the collections of London's Victoria & Albert Museum. An authurotative text and beautiful designs make this a treasure for all who enjoy fine handbags.

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$38.00
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A Century of Handbags

Decade by decade, examples of the main trends are illustrated, along with samples of the eras' most remarkable and unusual high- quality pieces. Significant manufacturers and designers also discussed.

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$48.00
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A Century of BAGS

A decade-by decade look at the evolution of that most essential of fashion accessories: the handbag. The most influential handbag designs of the century are highlighted by the author who sets them in the context of the era, examining what they did for the wearer from a practical, decorative and psychological point of view. All the important manufacturers and designers are featured, as are the fashionable people who used the products and set the trends. Stylishly designed and full of vivid, full-color illustrations.

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$43.00
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Handbags

By Roseann Ettinger With hundreds of color photographs, the evolution of handbags, from pouches worn in the Dark Ages to contemporary handbags, is followed. They are discussed by shape, style, material, and designer, with factual text and period advertisements of handbags to pique a reader's curitosity.

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In The Bag

Another of Samuele Mazza’s design exhibits (See “Cinderella’s Revenge”) in which he asked some of the world’s pre-eminent designers to create bag- inspired works of art. The result was nearly 200 one- of-a-kind creations ranging from eye-popping bags made of leather, wood, velvet...(even Astroturf!), to sculptures and paintings. Its amusing, inspiring, whimsical, but most of all its fun! 192 pp.

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$43.00
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Judith Leiber - The Artful Handbag

Judith Leiber is renowned as one of the fore- most designers of fine handbags. This book is a lively and colorful tribute to her life and creations. Some 192 full-color photos reveal a dazzling array of bags in all their exquisite detail.

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$59.00
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Plastic Handbags: Sculpture to Wear

Over 300 color photos are used to reveal the beauty of these works of art. The most productive manufa- cturers of plastic handbags are featured in separate sections.

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Vintage Purses at Their Best

These primarily 19th and 20th century purses are anmong the finest glass-beaded, metal mesh, tapestry, embroidered, plastic, and home 0crafted examples known. The book includes histories of the leading manufacturers such as Bliss, Napier, Whiting & Davis and Mandalian along with catalogs, advertising, trade cards, and original drawings which anchor the purses in their respective periods.

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$51.00
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Handbags: A Lexicon of Style

This book presents the best of contemporary design from the world's leading firms. From the status bags of Gucci and Hermes to the exquisite beaded purses of Jamin Puech and Nathalie Hambro, the book includes numerous design sketches and brilliant advertising photos that speak of each creation in its own language. An engaging text by Valerie Steele and Laird Borrelli reveals the trade secrets of the designers who created these signature looks. (192 pages)

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$63.00