GEISHAS
Author: Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Hardcover; $18.95 (Canada $29.95) UK: 12.95
6 1/4 x 8 1/4 /15.5 x 21.5cm
80 pages; 40 color & b/w photos

USA- Assouline Publishing, the illustrated book publishing house behind such cutting-edge titles as Rena Sindi's Be My Guest; Theme Party Savior Faire, Chef Daniel Boulud: Cooking in New York City; Brooke De Ocampo's Bright Young Things, Lee Radzwill's Happy Times, Oscar De La Renta, The T-Shirt book, Hotel Stories, In The Spirit of the Hamptons, The Allure of Women and The Little Black Dress will release Geishas by Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter. At the slightest evocation of this little Japanese word there appears instantly before the eyes of Westerners a succession of images swaying gently between languorous voluptuousness and erotic fantasy. And yet, far from being a simple "creature" destined to satisfy carnal pleasures, the "geisha" sums up the quintessence of Japanese refinement. A source of inspiration for print artists who took the delicate curve of a shoulder, the roundness of a breast and the delicacy of a neck to satiation, she embodies, above all, the ideal "Woman." This intelligent and cultured courtesan is simultaneously musician, poet and dancer. Westerners prefer to celebrate in her the myth of the girl-woman, midway between spouse and doll.

An art historian by training, Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter is a journalist and art critic. She has published a number of articles on Asian arts in magazines including Archeologia and Beaux-Arts. In addition, she directs the "Archelogie et Civilisations" series of "ABCdaires" for Flammarion. For Assouline she is already the author of Arts Premiers (1999) and in the collection "Memoire de l'Art", Fayoum (1998) and Cyclades (1999).


PRESS RELEASE
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IMAGES
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REVIEW COPY
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LUXURY BOUTIQUE OPENS AT BERGDORF GOODMAN
2 WEST 58TH STREET, WOMEN'S STORE ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR
NEW YORK - Workhouse Publicity is proud to announce the opening of the Assouline Boutique at Bergdorf Goodman on the 7th Floor. The opening event was held on Thursday, November 7th and was hosted by Bergdorf Goodman, CEO Ron Frash with authors Daniel Boulud, Roxanne Lowit, Pamela Hanson, Marion Maneker, Lauren Lawrence, Kelly Killoren-Bensimon, Dominique Nabokov, Rena Sindi, Ahn Duong, Kathryn Livingston and more. The inauguration of the first Assouline boutique at Bergdorf Goodman will be followed by openings Milan, Paris, London and Berlin. An extravagant affair, the Assouline opening expects to include an impressive array of authors and more. All back catalog and present season titles will be available for purchase. For the past ten years Assouline Publishing has created unique editions dedicated to fashion, photography, design and the art of the 20th century. As a result, the spirit and savoir faire of these works have contributed to the creation of an almost immediate identification. Today, Assouline books are present in the top book markets throughout France, England and the US. Using its fame and experience, Assouline Publishing has planed a 2003 Luxury line; Special display creations linked to the universe of the book. The first of these is The Assouline Trunk, which is a traveling library trunk that consists of one hundred of Assoulinešs Memoire books about fashion designers, design, style and artists. Each are to be housed in a specialty designer trunk individually created by the famous French house of Goyard. Created in 1853, the house of Goyard is world renowned for its travel accessories, trunks and suitcases. The Assouline Trunk is offered through a limited, numbered edition of 100 and retails at $9,500, sold in New York exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman. In addition, Assouline Fine Vintage; a set of four different collections of our bestsellers and new releases, are also available. These hand-crafted wine crates are categorized by Fashion, Decoration, Art and Photography for a price of $395 each, and are available at Bergdorf Goodman, New York. These crates will include such classic titles as In the Spirit of the Hamptons by Kelly Killoren-Bensimon and Oscar de la Renta by Sarah Mower along side new titles like Be My Guest by Rena Sindi and Dressing in the Dark by Marion Maneker. The culture of beauty joins the universe of luxury. Press please contact Workhouse, Devon Mack via email mack@workhousepr.com

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