Azzedine Alaïa - Alaïa - 1998
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ALAÏA AZZEDINE - STEIDL SPECIAL 1998 LIMITED RELEASE, ULTRA LARGE, WITH SLIPCASE AND BOX, VERY GOOD.
ALAÏA, Majestic ultra large-format book by the renowned fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa. An unpublished copy, weighing nearly 5,000 kg + rigid case, 286 illustrated pages, Book in the Limited Steidl Verlag 1998 edition, dimensions approximately 44x36x5 cm, and with the complete body of fashion creations of the indomitable Azzedine Alaïa! The copy is in excellent condition, in luxurious and highly limited edition!
Limited edition of 1998, published by the prestigious Steidl publishing house. Very large-format book, with the original rigid case, oversized folding pages, protected by a thick transparent dust jacket. Hardcover with finely embroidered fabric, title inscription in relief and gold color on a deep spruce green cover background. Thick cover with a fabric texture that feels pleasant to the touch. Very large pages printed in HD on heavy-weight paper for this limited edition (paper weight > 260 g/m²).
This monumental book presents the essence of Alaïa's exceptional fashion creations in a generously illustrated, full-page format, essentially illustrated universal edition. Fashion creations and unpublished shots specially dedicated to this limited edition, with fashion models and color illustration pages. Edition provided with the original case.
Azzedine Alaïa is one of the great masters of contemporary aesthetics. His success as a fashion designer is exemplary, and his way of shaping the female silhouette marked the eighties. He dressed the biggest stars, and some feel he transformed the way women are seen through his talent. This book is a homage to the couturier who at the start of his life thought he would become a sculptor. The superb photos gathered here reveal Alaïa’s dream universe, his overflowing creativity, and his incomparable sense of beauty. In this book, models and garments are admirably showcased by magnificent photographs and a beautiful layout. The artist bears witness to a talent akin to Roversi or Demarchelier in photography, with a unique touch in fashion creation, comparable to Jean-Paul Gaultier or Yves Saint-Laurent in a related field. This book is the most complete and unpublished ever published dedicated to the highly talented and perfectly inimitable fashion designer Alaïa.
If you are looking for a luxurious, rare, out-of-print, limited collection book in perfect condition, stunning, and an inexhaustible source of inspiration, then this lot is for YOU!
Condition: Excellent.
Modalities and general information:
Very well-packaged shipment + Fast delivery + premium shipping options + insurance covering 100% of the bid value + live tracking from shipment + shipping costs free if you win other lots
Several lots won = shipping costs free for ALL additional lots!
Seller's Story
Your French artbook and photobook seller (mainly items from the 20th century).
Occasionally curating some exceptionally unique collectible items.
Artbooks (and Architecture books) include artists such as Andy Warhol, Pierre Soulages, David Hockney, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ed Ruscha, Frank Lloyd Wright or Le Corbusier.
Photobooks include artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, Richard Avedon, Brassaï, Helmut Newton, or Eikoh Hosoe.
Translated by Google TranslateALAÏA AZZEDINE - STEIDL SPECIAL 1998 LIMITED RELEASE, ULTRA LARGE, WITH SLIPCASE AND BOX, VERY GOOD.
ALAÏA, Majestic ultra large-format book by the renowned fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa. An unpublished copy, weighing nearly 5,000 kg + rigid case, 286 illustrated pages, Book in the Limited Steidl Verlag 1998 edition, dimensions approximately 44x36x5 cm, and with the complete body of fashion creations of the indomitable Azzedine Alaïa! The copy is in excellent condition, in luxurious and highly limited edition!
Limited edition of 1998, published by the prestigious Steidl publishing house. Very large-format book, with the original rigid case, oversized folding pages, protected by a thick transparent dust jacket. Hardcover with finely embroidered fabric, title inscription in relief and gold color on a deep spruce green cover background. Thick cover with a fabric texture that feels pleasant to the touch. Very large pages printed in HD on heavy-weight paper for this limited edition (paper weight > 260 g/m²).
This monumental book presents the essence of Alaïa's exceptional fashion creations in a generously illustrated, full-page format, essentially illustrated universal edition. Fashion creations and unpublished shots specially dedicated to this limited edition, with fashion models and color illustration pages. Edition provided with the original case.
Azzedine Alaïa is one of the great masters of contemporary aesthetics. His success as a fashion designer is exemplary, and his way of shaping the female silhouette marked the eighties. He dressed the biggest stars, and some feel he transformed the way women are seen through his talent. This book is a homage to the couturier who at the start of his life thought he would become a sculptor. The superb photos gathered here reveal Alaïa’s dream universe, his overflowing creativity, and his incomparable sense of beauty. In this book, models and garments are admirably showcased by magnificent photographs and a beautiful layout. The artist bears witness to a talent akin to Roversi or Demarchelier in photography, with a unique touch in fashion creation, comparable to Jean-Paul Gaultier or Yves Saint-Laurent in a related field. This book is the most complete and unpublished ever published dedicated to the highly talented and perfectly inimitable fashion designer Alaïa.
If you are looking for a luxurious, rare, out-of-print, limited collection book in perfect condition, stunning, and an inexhaustible source of inspiration, then this lot is for YOU!
Condition: Excellent.
Modalities and general information:
Very well-packaged shipment + Fast delivery + premium shipping options + insurance covering 100% of the bid value + live tracking from shipment + shipping costs free if you win other lots
Several lots won = shipping costs free for ALL additional lots!
Seller's Story
Your French artbook and photobook seller (mainly items from the 20th century).
Occasionally curating some exceptionally unique collectible items.
Artbooks (and Architecture books) include artists such as Andy Warhol, Pierre Soulages, David Hockney, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ed Ruscha, Frank Lloyd Wright or Le Corbusier.
Photobooks include artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, Richard Avedon, Brassaï, Helmut Newton, or Eikoh Hosoe.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Photography
Book title
Alaïa
Author/ Illustrator
Azzedine Alaïa
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1998
Height
44.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Edition Thus, Illustrated Edition, Limited edition, Special edition
Width
36.5 cm
Language
Bilingual, English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Steidl Limited
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket, Fold out maps or plates, Slipcase, Tipped in plates
Number of pages
300
