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HE COFFEE-TABLE at JY&A Media is forever changing but generally stocked with periodicals of one sort or another. Nonetheless there are some books that can dominate the table
and you can then forget about the problems of replacing magazines week after week. Here is Lucire's guide to books, in association with our friends at amazon.com. (All prices in US dollars and do not include shipping.)
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 MY HOLMAN EDELMAN'S new book, The Little Black Dress, plays tribute to the LBD, from its original basic design to its impact in the media, from film and rock videos to literature and art. She traces the LBD's origins in the 1920s and explores the rationale behind the style and the colour. Just when you thought you knew everything about the little black dress, Edelman surprises you to another tidbit. But it's not a fact book: there are plenty of illustrations and photographs to keep the page-turner delighted for hours.
The Little Black Dress by Amy Holman Edelman
The Feminine Ideal by Marianne Thesander
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OMMY HILFIGER keeps rising and rising with more and more things bearing his name. The celebrity touch helps you notice this book, but it's one that talks to you about style, rather than at you. It's refreshing to learn that his inspiration is not as cosmic as the reputation of this rising designer. Co-authored with David Keeps, All American: a Style Book pinpoints Hilfiger's ideas about American style. It's a timely publication, as America seems to be increasingly the centre of style these days, and everyone wants to learn how to improve their lifestyles and life-styles. The book is organized into days, nights and weekends, and is as accessible as it is a pleasure to go through.
All American: a Style Book by Tommy Hilfiger and David A. Keeps
Tiffany: Universe of Design by Grace Mirabella
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THNOLOGIST and sociologist Marianne Thesander deals with how the female body has been made to conform to fashion and style within her new book, The Feminine Ideal, examining the development of underwear through the last century and a half. Women have been made to conform to the "ideal" over the years, often to the detriment of our health. And that "ideal" has changed constantly. The Feminine Ideal deals with these topics in a lavishly illustrated and photographed fashion.
ORMER Vogue editor Grace Mirabella has served up more than diamonds in her book on Tiffany's. This is a book about American style and the allure of the Tiffany's name. It is less lavish than we expected, particularly from a book which bears the New York store's name, but Mirabella delivers the facts with the usual high standard of writing, bringing the mystique within reach of everyone.