Valentino; Bonami, Francesco; Hamani, Laziz

Valentino, Mirabelia Romae [RARE 2015 HARDCOVER IN SLIPCASE]

Assouline, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover.

Assouline, 2015. Hardcover in cream cloth with printed titles in black. First Edition, First Printing. 15 x 13 inches. Unpaginated with circa 450 pages filled with color and black and white photographic images throughout. A lavish and sumptuous visual treat, Valentino: Mirabilia Romae, finds Italian art curator Francesco Bonami bringing readers into the Valentino Design duo [at the time] Chiuri and Piccioli's extraordinary world of inspiration, revealing their vision of the Valentino woman, exploring what fuels their passion and creativity, and explaining their impact and contributions to fashion as creative artists. Original photography by Laziz Hamani includes Chiuri and Piccioli’s most beloved Roman landmarks plus the spectacular inspiration boards created for every collection and the intricate paper patterns constructed for each showstopping couture gown, carefully preserved in the house archives. A must for lovers of fashion, Rome and Valentino alike. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy showing signs of light soiling to cream cloth covers, housed in a Near Fine slipcase showing visible rubbing to panels and edges with light bumping to corners. 

. Fine. Item #11208
ISBN: 9781614284406

Price: $1,250.00