Facets of Fashion in the New York Times
New York: New York Times Company, 1989. 1st Edition. Quarto, publisher's stiff illustrated paper wraps, two stiff card inserts, original printed cardstock envelope.
"All the fashion news that's F.I.T. to print." Commemorative book and ephemera published in conjunction with a 1989 dinner honoring the New York Times and its impact on the fashion industry, published in collaboration with the Fashion Institute of Technology. Authored by Times writer Jeanette Cain, the volume contains a chronology of fashion as it was reported in the newspaper throughout the 20th century, a gallery of international and American designers, retailers, fashion-makers, and textile workers, and contemporary advertising. Also housed in the original cardstock envelope is a printed list of credits for the program and a printed bifolium of list of credits for "Taste Ladies and Ink-Stained Wretches," a short film about the history of fashion journalism by Susan Warms Dryfoos. Illustrated in color and black-and-white; with a bibliography. Book with light edgewear, cardstock envelope with moderate toning, soiling and wear. Very good. Item #13043
$85.00