Vintage Handbags [Hardcover]

Marnie Fogg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 3, 2009

Decade by decade, the lavishly illustrated "Vintage Handbags" recounts over 100 years of shoe history, from Elsa Schiaparelli's mesh bags for Whiting & Davis in the 1920s through the Hermes Kelly bag in the 1950s to the Fendi Baguette of the 1990s. Accompanied by archive images, fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful handbags are showcased. An invaluable reference as well as a visual delight of times past, the book explores the key designers, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped handbag design, revealing exquisite and groundbreaking work from such luminaries as Salvatore Ferragamo, Coco Chanel, Hermes, Fendi, Bonnie Cashin and Judith Leiber.

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About the Author

Marnie Fogg is a fashion expert and media consultant on all aspects of the industry. With a masters degree in art an design, she has also been a senior lecturer in fashion and textiles at the University of Nottingham. Marnie is the author of Couture Interiors: Living with Fashion (Laurence King, 2008), Print in Fashion (Anova, 2006) Boutique: A 1960s Cultural Phenomenon (Mitchell Beazley, 2003) and a contributor to the Encyclopaedia of Clothing and Fashion (Schribner, 2004). She lives in Derbyshire.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Publishing (September 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1742116671
• ISBN-13: 978-1742116679
• ASIN: 1847323006
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,264,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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