New titles from Thames & Hudson
Hats by Madame Paulette, Yves Saint Laurent, William Helburn: Seventh and Madison. Book Photos courtesy of Thames & Hudson.
HATS BY MADAME PAULETTE:
Paris Milliner Extraordinaire ($50.00 hardcover, 9780500517314) highlights the life and work of famed milliner Madame Paulette, whose incomparable creations were worn by such film stars as Greta Garbo and Audrey Hepburn, and such royals as Princess Grace of Monaco and the Duchess of Windsor.
I was sent this book and the others featured here by the publishers Thames & Hudson. The pictures in Hats by Madame Paulette are just stunning. This is not a flip through coffee table book, but an enjoy-every-picture and spend-a-Sunday-afternoon with it book. I actually delighted in the sketches as much as the photographs. Madame Paulette created the stunning creations in My Fair Lady! I also didn’t know that no two hats she created were ever alike. When you view her creations, you will surely agree with Karl Lagerfeld, who said of Paulette:
She was the last of a line of artists of this kind. She had something in her fingers, a magic touch…
YVES SAINT LAURENT
YVES SAINT LAURENT ($50.00 hardcover, 9780500517604) is a dazzling portrait of the designer and his world of fashion over the last 25 years of his career by legendary backstage fashion photography pioneer Roxanne Lowit.
I have not received this book yet as it has a release date of Nov. 4, 2014. The subject intrigued me because he defined the 1970s in terms of cool cutting edge fashion. An accomplishment I particularly admired is that he:
He revolutionized women’s evening wear when he introduced le smoking, a woman’s tuxedo, and made couture accessible to a younger generation. ~ From Thames & Hudson website.
WILLIAM HELBURN: SEVENTH AND MADISON
WILLIAM HELBURN: SEVENTH AND MADISON ($65.00 hardcover, 9780500517659) captures striking fashion and advertising images by the go-to photographer for many of the top agencies in New York during the 1950s and 60s Advertising Revolution.
I have not yet received this book has a release date of Nov. 11, 2014. The reason I wanted to review it is that ’50s and ’60s advertising was among some of the best this country has ever seen. I am eagerly anticipating viewing Helburn’s body of work.
As well as cars and cosmetics, Helburn shot Coca-Cola, Canada Dry, whiskeys, clothing lines, airlines, jewelry, cigars and cigarettes, and any number of other products. He worked with the top models of the day, from Dovima and Dorian Leigh to Jean Patchett and Barbara Mullen to Jean Shrimpton and Lauren Hutton.
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Fashion Makers, Fashion Shapers: The Essential Guide to Fashion by Those in the Know This would be a great gift for my daughter
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I would like to win the “WILLIAM HELBURN: SEVENTH AND MADISON” book, as the 50’s and 60’s era was full of style and grace. I’m a big fan of photos from those decades!
Cities That Shaped the Ancient World by John Julius Norwich I would love to read this. thankyou, ken
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Sneakers: The Complete Limited Editions Guide
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The “Books of the Dead” book would be fun, especially now at Halloween!
The Bloomsbury Cookbook
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Cities That Shaped the Ancient World by
John Julius Norwich looks like a book that would hold my interest all the way though. I just love reading about places all around the world. You can go any place you desire within the pages of a book.
Okay so I am going through and I cannot seem to narrow it down to just one book, here are the two I could though:
Forties Fashion: From Siren Suits to the New Look Jonathan Walford
HardCover
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
Georgina O’Hara Callan, Cat Glover
The Bloomsbury Cookbook looks very nice i do a lot of cooking so this will help.