SOS

Archive for the ‘books’ category

ruth asawa

Posted in books, exhibitions by eva on April 14th, 2009 at 8:25 am

ruthasawa

i missed the exhibition at the de young but this book is a treat.

the great outdoors

Posted in books by eva on April 11th, 2009 at 10:41 am

past tents
the way we camped
by susan snyder

many more photos and some awesome tips in past tents

the shepherd

Posted in books, things i want to buy by eva on April 4th, 2009 at 1:26 pm

Tagged with

kyrgyzstan

Posted in books, dress by eva on March 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 am

kyrgyzstan 4kyrgyzstan 1kyrgyzstan 6kyrgyzstan 5kyrgyzstan 2kyrgyzstan 3kyrgyzstan 7
there are so many interesting photos in this book

Tagged with , ,

agricultural smock

Posted in books, dress, things i have bought, things i want to buy by eva on February 24th, 2009 at 7:08 am

agricultural smock agricultural smock closeup
early 20th century via kerry taylor auctions. mmmm handiwork.

for a drool-worthy book on smocking and more, i recommend the art of manipulating fabric.

libraries

Posted in books, dress, things i have bought by eva on February 19th, 2009 at 7:08 am

margiela street 1

margiela street 2

margiela street 4
images from street magazine special edition with martin margiela (from the public library)
antwerp 6+
image from Antwerp 6+ (from my library)
interview on hintmag with hussein chalayan (from the library called the internet)

Posted in books by eva on January 16th, 2009 at 6:12 am

Patricia Muller recently posted about the Institut Francais de la Mode’s book 20 years of the Fashion System. Despite being released in October of last year, I still have not seen the publication offered in the US.  With a forward by Pierre Berge, interviews with Dries Van Noten and Didier Grumbach, and a look at the ever-changing culture of dress by IFM’s renowned faculty, I think it is worth the hunt.

Tagged with ,