American Fashion Accessories

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Starting in the twentieth century, the American accessory designer looked to Europe and then said, \"I can do better.\" In a book commissioned by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and edited by Candy Pratts Price, with writing by Jessica Glasscock and Art Tavee, their achievements are revealed: a century of objects of necessity and desire poured forth to boutiques and department stores across the United States and the world. The forward-thinking American accessory designer, in collusion with America's royalty–the Hollywood star–and in sync with the unstoppable dominance of a rebellious popular culture, has assembled a cabinet of curiosities, including everything from Adrian's witty Hollywood hats to Ralph Lauren's all-American accoutrement to Madonna's rubber bracelets. It is a tradition that continues today with a stellar group of CFDA designers whose work exemplifies the American accessory.

AUTHOR:
Candy Pratts Price is the executive fashion director of Style.com, the online home of Vogue and W magazines. Price is a former vice president and creative director of Ralph Lauren, and Harper's Bazaar fashion director. Lady Beware, a film starring Diane Lane, was based on her early career designing award winning store windows and siplays at Bloomingdale's.

Art Tavee is a creative director at CondeNet and works at Style.com.
Jessica Glasscock is a writer snd costume historian. She works at the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is on faculty at Parsons. She is the author of Striptease: From Gaslight to Spotlight and is currently working on a retrospective on designer Stephen Sprouse.

ILLUSTRATIONS
250 photos
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ISBN: 9782759402861
Author: PRICE, TAVEE & GLASSCOCK
Format: Hardcover
Publication date: 20/03/2009
RRP: $140.00
Pages: 320
Dimension: 298mm X 235mm
Imprint: Assouline