Valerie Steele

Books Authored

Image of Charles James: The Couture Secrets of Shape
Author(s):
Valerie Steele, Rick Owens, R. Couri Hay, Paul Caranicas, Carolin Roider, Charles James
Editor(s):
Homer Layne, Dorothea Mink
Other Contributors:
Rick Owens
Genre(s):
Fashion & Jewelry, Designers, Muses & Personalities

Charles James: The Couture Secrets of Shape

May 20, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

The astute and prolific fashion reader or the Charles James aficionado will immediately wonder how Charles James: The Couture Secrets of Shape differs from Charles James: Portrait of a

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Image of Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color
Author(s):
Valerie Steele
Genre(s):
Fashion & Jewelry, Fashion Photography

Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color

September 4, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

“Pink is etherealized red . . . the true color of love.” —Margaret Story, 1930

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Image of Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation: New Art, Fashion and Architecture
Author(s):
Valerie Steele
Genre(s):
Coffee Table Deluxe Editions, Decorative Arts

Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation: New Art, Fashion, and Architecture

October 9, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

If you were expecting a visual and written history of this heritage brand and its products you might be sorely disappointed with Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation.

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Image of Paris Fashion: A Cultural History
Author(s):
Valerie Steele
Genre(s):
Arts, Design & Photography, Fashion History

Paris Fashion: A Cultural History

September 18, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

Reader beware!

“The emergence of modern fashion (la mode) is closely related to the rise of urban modernity (la modernité).”

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Image of Daphne Guinness
Author(s):
Valerie Steele, Daphne Guiness
Genre(s):
Fashion & Jewelry, Design, Designers, Muses & Personalities, Arts, Artists & Photographers, Business, Fashion & Jewelry, Designers, Muses & Personalities, Business, Design, Arts, Artists & Photographers

Daphne Guinness

December 8, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

“Daphne Guinness is a book for those who believe in free spirits and for those who can see past celebrity.

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