This book highlights and showcases many of Adrian great costume and fashion designs from the 1920s through the 1950s. Not only are his timeless glamour gowns, period costumes, and amazing show-girl costumes shown from the movies, but also his impeccable suits and beautiful gowns from his private label. The ten years of Adrian Ltd. are summarized year-by-year, and his life with Janet Gaynor and his taste for decorating and art are described.
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Christian Esquevin was born in the south of France and raised in Los Angeles. He is a collector and historian of costume design art from the classic films of Hollywood. He is also director of the Coronado Public Library in Southern California.
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Anbieter: Champ & Mabel Collectibles, San Pedro, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Edition. [224p.] Remainder. Name blacked out on front endpaper, black mark on bottom page edges, jacket back lightly rubbed, TCM sticker on front jacket. Includes bibliographical notes. Motion picture costume designer Adrian designed costumes for the biggest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer women stars during the 1930s, including Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Jean Harlow, and Katharine Hepburn. In 1941, he started his own studio designing couture and ready-to-wear outfits for women, known for his meticulous detailing. Esquevin examines "the designer's work and its far-reading influence" on 20th century fashion. B&w photographs. (11-1/4"x9-1/4"). Artikel-Nr. CR017
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Anbieter: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good copy with clean pages and dust jacket. First edition. Artikel-Nr. ware352jd040
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Anbieter: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, USA
hardcover. Zustand: very good(+). Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good(+). Foreword by Yeohlee. Many black-and-white photographs. 223pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; minor shelfwear to lower edges. New York: The Monacelli Press, (2008). A very good (+) copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. Artikel-Nr. 270424
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