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FASHION MEMIORE COLLECTION:
An elegant collection of fashion includes Diane von Furstenberg, Chloe,
Ties and Tennis Fashion (USA)
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 Radziwill'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 is pleased to announce a fantastic collection of elegant Fashion
titles new for Fall 2003. These modern-nostalgic collections entitled
Fashion Memoire collections include both the daring and the original.
From the signature wrap dresses of Diane von Furstenberg and the
sensual and feminine designs from the fashion house of Chloe to
a whimsical book on the fashion of Ties and the people who wore
them to a book that looks closely at Tennis Fashion available at
Bergdorf Goodman, Barnes & Nobel and fine bookstores everywhere independently
or as part of a collection. For more information including high-resolution
images and press queries please contact me directly at 212. 334. 8006
or via email at urcia@workhousepr.com.
Diane von Furstenberg:
The Wrap
Author: Amy Spindler; Publisher: Assouline Publishing; Price: US$18.95
ISBN 2-84323- 5243; Publication Month: October, 2003; Flexibound; 6 1/4"
X 8 1/4"
80 pages, 40 color illustrations
Diane von Furstenberg arrived in the fashion world in 1972 with her
simple knit jersey wrap dresses. By 1976, Diane had sold more than 5 million
of her signature wrap dresses, which had come to symbolize female power
and liberation to an entire generation. Almost 20 years later, with the
nostalgia for ‘70s fashion at its peak, Diane re-emerged on the New York
fashion scene with her signature wrap modified for a new generation of
chic young women. Amy Spindler is a fashion writer known for her
sharp eye and sharper wit. She served as the New York Times style
editor for several years and now heads the revamped Fashions of the
Times supplement. She has contributed to several books, including
Height of Fashion, 2000. Serial Rights please contact nelson@workhousepr.com.
Press please contact info@workhousepr.com
Chloe
Author: Helene Schoumann; Publisher: Assouline Publishing; Price: US$18.95
ISBN 2-84323- 4379; Publication Month: October, 2003; Flexibound; 6 1/4"
X 8 1/4"
80 pages, 40 color illustrations
A leading brand in women’s ready-to-wear, Chloe remains a symbol
of new fashion: modern, feminine, with a Left Bank spirit. Chloe
presented its debut collection at Cafe Flore in 1956 with a few simple
and elegant models. For the first time, fashion came down to the
street and touched the hearts of women. In the nearly fifty years
since its creation, the Chloe fashion house has not aged, but continually
rises to the challenge of the times.
Helene Schoumann is editor in chief of the fashion magazine Joyce
and hosts cultural radio programs. With family connections to the
Chloe fashion house, this is her second book on the subject. Serial
Rights please contact nelson@workhousepr.com.
Press please contact info@workhousepr.com
Ties
Author: Marc Solal; Publisher: Assouline Publishing; Price: US$18.95
ISBN 2-84323- 5235; Publication Month: October, 2003; Flexibound; 6 1/4"
X 8 1/4"
80 pages, 40 color illustrations
In this whimsical look at the most important accessory of men’s fashion,
Marc Solal has created 30 portraits of ties and imagined who their
owners would be. The styles of these different ties represent the trends
of the day and humorously correspond to the key characters of our modern
world. Marc Solal, a visual artist, has researched the theme of identity
since 1987. It’s a concept that has given rise to several series of images,
texts and objects, including dimanche-lundi, doubles vies, and 17 portraits
d'identité. He is represented by Galerie Anton Weller in Paris,
and has taken part in numerous exhibitions, including Fiac, Paris Photo
and Chez l'un l'autre. A program about his work (Die Nacht) was
screened by Franco-German television channel Arte in November 2002. Serial
Rights please contact nelson@workhousepr.com.
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Tennis Fashion
Author: Diane Elisabeth Poirier; Publisher: Assouline Publishing; Price:
US$18.95
ISBN 2-84323- 4387; Publication Month: October, 2003; Flexibound; 6 1/4"
X 8 1/4"
80 pages, 40 color illustrations
Looking at the fashion of tennis is like opening a window into culture
and society. Tennis is the second most popular sport in the West, and
over the last century it has become, more than any other, an important
part of our society and culture. The remarkable impact of tennis is apparent
in the record number of fans and spectators the sport has attracted in
the thirty years since major tournaments have been broadcast live on radio
and TV. As tennis comes of age with yet another museum devoted to it in
Paris (inaugurated at Roland-Garros during the May 2003 championships),
this journey through the history of tennis fashions sheds new light on
the top sporting events of the 20th century, on the lifestyles that tennis
brought into being and turns the spotlight on the most charismatic champions
and the way they have influenced the fashions of their time.
Diane Elisabeth Poirier is a fashion designer and art historian.
As the president of a contemporary arts society, she has organized numerous
exhibitions of young artists’ work. As assistant curator at the Galliera
Museum, she contributed to exhibitions and fashion catalogues. She’s published
Le Ski et ses modes, cent ans de sports d’hiver (Skiing and Fashion:
A Century of Winter Sports) and is currently the fashion editor for Franceinlondon.com.
Serial Rights please contact nelson@workhousepr.com.
Press please contact info@workhousepr.com
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