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Azzedine Alaïa, Alaïa, Steidl Special 1998 Limited Release oversized hardcover with slipcase and box, bilingual English edition, 300 pages, dust jacket, insert plates, in excellent condition.
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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 famous fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa. A rare unreleased copy, weighing nearly 5,000 kg + rigid case, 286 illustrated pages, Book in Steidl Verlag’s 1998 Limited Edition, dimensions approx 44x36x5 cm, and with the full body of Alaïa’s fashion creations! The copy is in excellent condition, in a luxurious and very limited edition!
Limited edition of 1998, published by the prestigious Steidl publishing house. A book of very large dimensions, with the original rigid case, with large-format unfolding pages, protected by a thick transparent dust jacket. Hardcover in finely embroidered fabric, title inscription in relief and gold on a deep pine green cover background, magnificent. Thick cover with fabric texture pleasant to the touch. Very large pages printed in HD on thick high-grade paper for this edition (paper weight > 260 g/m²).
This monumental book presents the essentials of all the exceptional fashion creations of Azzedine Alaïa, in a generously illustrated, full-page format, essentially a pictorial universal edition. Fashion designs and unpublished snapshots dedicated to this limited edition, with fashion models and color illustration pages. Supplied with the original slipcase.
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 even feel that he transformed the way women are perceived through his talent. This book is a tribute to the couturier who, early in life, thought he would become a sculptor. The superb photos gathered here reveal Alaïa’s dreamlike universe, his boundless creativity, and his unparalleled sense of beauty. In this book, models and garments are admirably showcased by stunning photography and beautiful layout. The artist’s work bears a talent akin to photographers like Roversi or Demarchelier in photography, with a unique touch in fashion creation, comparable to Jean-Paul Gaultier or Yves Saint Laurent in a related realm. This book is the most complete and unprecedented publication dedicated to the very talented and perfectly inimitable fashion designer Alaïa.
If you are seeking a luxurious, rare, out-of-print, limited, perfect-condition collectible book that is a magnificent source of inspiration, then this lot is for YOU!
Condition: Excellent.
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Very well-packaged shipment + fast delivery + premium shipping options + insured for 100% of the bid value + live Tracking from shipment + shipping costs free if other lots are won
Multiple lots won = shipping fees waived for ALL additional lots!
Seller's Story
Your devoted Artbook and Photobook seller (mainly curating items from the XXth century)
Occasionally offering some exceptionally unique Collectible items.
Artbooks (and Architecture books) include artists such as Andy Warhol, Pierre Soulages, David Hockney, Cy Twombly, Matisse, Chagall, Miro, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ed Ruscha, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright or Le Corbusier.
Photobooks include artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, Richard Avedon, Robert Capa, László Moholy-Nagy, Josef Koudelka, Brassaï, Helmut Newton, Daido Moriyama 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 famous fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa. A rare unreleased copy, weighing nearly 5,000 kg + rigid case, 286 illustrated pages, Book in Steidl Verlag’s 1998 Limited Edition, dimensions approx 44x36x5 cm, and with the full body of Alaïa’s fashion creations! The copy is in excellent condition, in a luxurious and very limited edition!
Limited edition of 1998, published by the prestigious Steidl publishing house. A book of very large dimensions, with the original rigid case, with large-format unfolding pages, protected by a thick transparent dust jacket. Hardcover in finely embroidered fabric, title inscription in relief and gold on a deep pine green cover background, magnificent. Thick cover with fabric texture pleasant to the touch. Very large pages printed in HD on thick high-grade paper for this edition (paper weight > 260 g/m²).
This monumental book presents the essentials of all the exceptional fashion creations of Azzedine Alaïa, in a generously illustrated, full-page format, essentially a pictorial universal edition. Fashion designs and unpublished snapshots dedicated to this limited edition, with fashion models and color illustration pages. Supplied with the original slipcase.
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 even feel that he transformed the way women are perceived through his talent. This book is a tribute to the couturier who, early in life, thought he would become a sculptor. The superb photos gathered here reveal Alaïa’s dreamlike universe, his boundless creativity, and his unparalleled sense of beauty. In this book, models and garments are admirably showcased by stunning photography and beautiful layout. The artist’s work bears a talent akin to photographers like Roversi or Demarchelier in photography, with a unique touch in fashion creation, comparable to Jean-Paul Gaultier or Yves Saint Laurent in a related realm. This book is the most complete and unprecedented publication dedicated to the very talented and perfectly inimitable fashion designer Alaïa.
If you are seeking a luxurious, rare, out-of-print, limited, perfect-condition collectible book that is a magnificent source of inspiration, then this lot is for YOU!
Condition: Excellent.
General terms and information:
Very well-packaged shipment + fast delivery + premium shipping options + insured for 100% of the bid value + live Tracking from shipment + shipping costs free if other lots are won
Multiple lots won = shipping fees waived for ALL additional lots!
Seller's Story
Your devoted Artbook and Photobook seller (mainly curating items from the XXth century)
Occasionally offering some exceptionally unique Collectible items.
Artbooks (and Architecture books) include artists such as Andy Warhol, Pierre Soulages, David Hockney, Cy Twombly, Matisse, Chagall, Miro, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ed Ruscha, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright or Le Corbusier.
Photobooks include artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, Richard Avedon, Robert Capa, László Moholy-Nagy, Josef Koudelka, Brassaï, Helmut Newton, Daido Moriyama 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
