Description
Skira Rizzoli, Published 2017. Hardcover, 128 pp.; 31 cm; First Edition (with full number line); illustrated with color photographs throughout.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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Condition & notes
In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Black cloth boards with white lettering on front board and spine. Mild shelf wear with light bumping to cover edges. Binding tight. Interior clean and unmarked. Pictorial dust jacket (magenta sandal on a pale green ground); a few small nicks and tears with light creasing along edges, and mild shelf wear and soiling to jacket. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. [From front jacket flap] With their sleek elegance, architectural mastery, and distinctive fashion edge, the shoes of Manolo Blahnik are considered masterpieces of contemporary design. His shoes are at once feminine and strong, avant-garde and timeless, drawing on a vast array of shape, color, and material. What drives Blahnik's seemingly limitless creative visions? Published in conjunction with a major international exhibition, this book explores the inspiration and influences behind Manolo Blahnik's famous creations through an alphabetical series of vignettes. Blahnik's alphabet gives insight into the art and craftsmanship of his shoes, as well as the relationships and experiences that drive his work, from his beloved family and treasured childhood memories on the Canary Islands, to muses such as Anna Piaggi, Diana Vreeland, Julie Christie, and Paloma Picasso, to his passions for architecture, literature, and cinema. These highly personal anecdotes, drawn from conversations between Blahnik and author Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz (the exhibition curator), offer the reader a rare opportunity to learn the vision behind the shoes as told by a fashion legend.