Walter albini (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover without dustjacket as issued, 240 pages, very good condition, light rubbing to covers; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Mode; A lively and multifaceted portrait of a true icon of the fashion world of the 1970s. Universally renowned as the master of the total look, Walter Albini created his first collection in 1963. After a meeting with Mariuccia Mandelli he worked with the Krizia atelier and, during his latest season, beside Karl Lagerfeld. Research on dress-making and fabric is one of the all-time features of Albiniâs work, to whom must be ascribed the birth of a new kind of relationship between the designer and the fabric manufacturer, opening a new groupage concept for advertising on specialized periodicals. This book addresses a crucial moment in the history of fashion: the birth of prêt-Ã-porter with the definitive overcoming of the atelier and the achievement of a certain democracy in fashion. Walter Albini was a protagonist of this moment, aware as he was of the necessity for change and innovation in peopleâs taste. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Rare! Softbound in dust jacket. Text in Italian. Fabric covers. Published to coincide with the 1990 exhibition. Dust jacket shows some wear, including age toning, minor shelf wear, and small bumps to corners; otherwise very good. [ Heavy - Please contact for overseas shipping quote ].…