Condition: Very Good - Minor corner rub
Handbags are a visual extravaganza. Anna Johnson features over 900 bags from collections, museums, and designers around the world, providing photographs of the bagmaker’s art and the history of the most luxurious and witty examples. The iconic Hermès Kelly bag, made from the first stitch to the last by an angle craftsperson, Judith Leiber’s whimsical minaudieres, Moschino’s smiley-face bag, Elsa Schiaparelli’s surrealist “bird cage,” and the fashion-forward Chanel bag, reinvented by Karl Lagerfeld, are all part of that rich storytelling. Novelty bags, evening bags, sculptural, practical leather bags to carry a life, and elegant pouches for nothing more than a credit card and lipstick are featured. Profiles of famous bagmakers plus the anonymous Florentine artisans whose specialist leather workshops sprouted up in the 14th century. Discover fashion, craftsmanship, art, and imagination.
Publishing details
Hardcover: 486 pages
Workman Publishing; First Printing (2002)
IBSN-13: 978-0761123774
Weight: 425g
Dimensions: 15.3 x 2.6 x 10.2 cm