VISIONAIRE
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 48: MAGIC. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2006. First Edition 1/3000. Oblong 8vo. Unbound Cards, Boxed. Fashion Quarterly. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. 25 individual 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch cardstock sheets, printed with a lenticular process recto only, housed in a cardboard and plastic box. For their forty-eighth issue, "Magic", tony fashion quarterly Visionaire invited twenty-five film/video makers, photographers and artists to explore the "magic of motion". Limited to three thousand sets only, the resulting three-second clips were transformed into this collection of twenty-five cards using the latest in lenticular technology - a process that captures shifting motion when seen from different angles. The contributors include Doug Aitken, Pedro Almodovar, Sofia Coppola, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Framestore, Imaginary Forces, Spike Jonze, Nick Knight, Karl Lagerfeld, Mariko Mori, The Orphanage, Mark Romanek, Peter Saville, Stephane Sednaoui, Mario Sorrenti, Gus Van Sant, Viktor & Rolf, and Wong Kar Wai. "Remove them from the case, which features an 18-karat gold Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra pendant on a silk ribbon, and tilt each one to and fro to watch it move!" Visionaire's own price for this quickly out-of-print back issue is $2,000.00. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shipping box. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-57-1 Inventory Number: 015442
$ 1250.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 45: KIDROBOT - MORE TOYS (YELLOW). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2005. First Edition 1/2500. Narrow Oblong Folio. Fashion Quarterly. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 5 polychrome vinyl figures housed in a yellow cardboard and plastic case, with a leporello pamphlet laid in. For their forty-fifth issue, Visionaire has once again collaborated with vanguard toy manufacturer Kidrobot to create an original Visionaire soft vinyl figure, then further collaborated with ten world renowned fashion designers to customize that figure into ten different characters. The issue is released in two different sets (one blue, one yellow) limited to two thousand, five hundred copies each containing five toys, with an accompanying booklet picturing all ten designs. The characters and booklets are packaged inside a molded plastic and cardboard case. This set (yellow) features the designs by Gucci, Vivienne Westwood, Comme des Garcons, Christian Lacroix for Emilio Pucci, and Maison Martin Margiela. Kidrobot is the world's premier creator of limited edition art toys designed by world-renowned artists with backgrounds in graffiti & fine art, illustration, graphic & industrial design, and music. A most handsome copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-52-0 Inventory Number: 015181
$ 350.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 45: KIDROBOT - MORE TOYS (BLUE). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2005. First Edition 1/2500. Narrow Oblong Folio. Fashion Quarterly. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 5 polychrome vinyl figures housed in a blue cardboard and plastic case, with a leporello pamphlet laid in. For their forty-fifth issue, Visionaire has once again collaborated with vanguard toy manufacturer Kidrobot to create an original Visionaire soft vinyl figure, then further collaborated with ten world renowned fashion designers to customize that figure into ten different characters. The issue is released in two different sets (one blue, one yellow) limited to two thousand, five hundred copies each containing five toys, with an accompanying booklet picturing all ten designs. The characters and booklets are packaged inside a molded plastic and cardboard case. This set (blue) features the designs by John Galliano, Helmut Lang, Jean Paul Gaultier, Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent, and Giorgio Armani. Kidrobot is the world's premier creator of limited edition art toys designed by world-renowned artists with backgrounds in graffiti & fine art, illustration, graphic & industrial design, and music. A most handsome copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its size and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-50-4 Inventory Number: 015182
$ 350.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 44: KIDROBOT TOYS (BLACK) - DISPLAY COPY. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2004. First Edition 1/2000. Narrow Oblong Folio. Fashion Quarterly. Good/No Jacket - As Issued. 5 polychrome vinyl figures housed in a black cardboard and plastic case, with a leporello pamphlet laid in. For their forty-fourth issue, Visionaire has partnered with vanguard toy manufacturer Kidrobot to create an original Visionaire soft vinyl figure, then further collaborated with ten world renowned fashion designers to customize that figure into ten different characters. The issue is released in two different sets (one red, one black) limited to two thousand copies each containing five toys, with an accompanying booklet picturing all ten designs. The characters and booklets are packaged inside a molded plastic and cardboard case. This set (black) features the designs by Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, and Versace. Kidrobot is the world's premier creator of limited edition art toys designed by world-renowned artists with backgrounds in graffiti and fine art, illustration, graphic and industrial design, and music. An unnumbered hors commerce display copy whose plastic case and figurines are pristine, while the publisher's protective cardboard box shows a major dent along with some overall light wear and scuffing. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-48-2 Inventory Number: 015735
$ 550.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Edited By Gan, Stephen.. VISIONAIRE NO. 44: KIDROBOT TOYS (BLACK). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2004. First Edition 1/2000. Narrow Oblong Folio. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. 5 polychrome vinyl figures housed in a black cardboard and plastic case, with a leporello pamphlet laid in. For their forty-fourth issue, Visionaire has partnered with vanguard toy manufacturer Kidrobot to create an original Visionaire soft vinyl figure, then further collaborated with ten world renowned fashion designers to customize that figure into ten different characters. The issue is released in two different sets (one red, one black) limited to two thousand copies each containing five toys, with an accompanying booklet picturing all ten designs. The characters and booklets are packaged inside a molded plastic and cardboard case. This set (black) features the designs by Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, and Versace. Kidrobot is the world's premier creator of limited edition art toys designed by world-renowned artists with backgrounds in graffiti and fine art, illustration, graphic and industrial design, and music. A handsome copy whose plastic case and figurines are pristine, while the publisher's protective cardboard box shows some overall light wear and scuffing. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-48-2 Inventory Number: 015382
$ 750.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. Mario Testino, Guest Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 39: PLAY. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Wooden Box. Fashion Quarterly. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. "Having done an issue on woman, we decided the time had come to do one on man. Mario Testino, in his second run as guest editor, conceptualized the ultimate men's magazine complete with past icons and new heroes, advertisements from the 1970s, photographs made by famous women of their men, and man as seen by contemporary artists. Neville Wakefield edited an all-vellum section of video stills, Will McBride contributed a section called "Manliness", and Mario Testino did "Man at Work". More than one hundred contributors participated, including photographers Richard Avedon, Nick Knight, Mario Sorrenti, Tim Hailand, Daniel Kramer, Jeff Burton, Solve Sundsbo, and Pedro Claudio; filmmakers Larry Clark, and Sofia Coppola; gallerist Sadie Coles; music-video director Hype Williams; artist Sarah Lucas; and models Cindy Crawford, Gisele Bundchen, and Claudia Schiffer". A pristine copy still in its shrinkwrap in the publisher's unprinted shipping carton. 1-888645-39-3 Inventory Number: 017704
$ 300.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors.. VISIONAIRE NO. 38: LOVE - TIFFANY & CO. WITH A SILVER HEART EDITION BY ELSA PERETTI. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2002. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Cloth in Clamshell Box. Fashion Quarterly. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "For us at Visionaire, love meant going back to our roots to create an issue with a literal human touch, something hand-made with an easy, uplifting message. For our contributors, love meant many different things". This thirty-eighth issue of the everyone's favorite luxe fashion quarterly was produced in collaboration with the esteemed Tiffany & Co., and comes housed in their iconic blue-hued clamshell box with white silk ties that also contains a silver heart designed by legendary jeweler Elsa Peretti housed in a velvet Tiffany drawstring pouch. It takes the form of a unique vintage novel into which has been inserted loose printed matter by the likes of Steven Meisel, Mario Sorrenti, Craig McDean, Peter Lindbergh, Richard Phillips, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Philip Treacy, Kylie Minogue, Destiny's Child, Joyce Carol Oates, Kenneth Koch, Jonathan Safran Foer, and T. Cole Rachel. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-37-7 Inventory Number: 017583
$ 800.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. Mario Testino, Guest Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 35: MAN - MARIO TESTINO (DISPLAY COPY). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Ultrasuede Wrappers in Box. Fashion Quarterly. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. "Having done an issue on woman, we decided the time had come to do one on man. Mario Testino, in his second run as guest editor, conceptualized the ultimate men's magazine complete with past icons and new heroes, advertisements from the 1970s, photographs made by famous women of their men, and man as seen by contemporary artists. Neville Wakefield edited an all-vellum section of video stills, Will McBride contributed a section called "Manliness", and Mario Testino did "Man at Work". More than one hundred contributors participated, including photographers Richard Avedon, Nick Knight, Mario Sorrenti, Tim Hailand, Daniel Kramer, Jeff Burton, Solve Sundsbo, and Pedro Claudio; filmmakers Larry Clark, and Sofia Coppola; gallerist Sadie Coles; music-video director Hype Williams; artist Sarah Lucas; and models Cindy Crawford, Gisele Bundchen, and Claudia Schiffer". A pristine unnumbered hors commerce display copy still in its shrinkwrap in the publisher's unprinted shipping carton. 1-888645-22-9 Inventory Number: 014119
$ 180.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. VISIONAIRE NO. 32: WHERE? - A COLLABORATION WITH HERMES. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2000. First Edition. 8vo. Fashion Quarterly. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, loose postcards housed in a leather Hermes case. This issue of Visionaire contains photographic postcards created by a sparkling selection of artists, photographers and image makers, all collected in side an elegant leather carrying case designed by Jean-Louis Dumas of the esteemed Parisian luxury goods firm Hermes. The participants here include Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, Pedro Almodovar, Andreas Gursky, Gregory Crewdson, Nadev Kander, Jeff Burton, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Wolfgang Tillmans, Karl Lagerfeld, Thomas Nutzl, Peter Lindbergh, Lauren Greenfield, Fabien Baron, Oliver Wasow, and Armin Linke. A pristine copy still shrinkwrapped in the publisher's decorative cardboard case, as issued. 1-888645-18-0 Inventory Number: 016949
$ 900.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. Mario Testino, Guest Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 29: WOMAN (DISPLAY COPY). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Ultrasuede Wrappers in Box. Fashion Quarterly. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. "In this issue we explored the multifaceted nature of woman-as model, Madonna, muse, and more. Highlights include the eight-part black-and-white series by Brana Wolf, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin which featured such supermodels as Gisele Bundchen, Maggie Rizer, and Frankie Rayder in the nude, save for a Louis Vuitton cape draped here or a fur stole dangling there; Nobuyoshi Araki's photograph of a Vanessa Beecroft performance; and Nick Knight's life-size image of the very feminine, naked Natasha (nee David). Packaged in a multiplaned, mirrored case, the issue is a vertically bound volume of red ultrasuede whose pages are filled by Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Beth B, Kara Walker, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sarah Moon, Jane and Louise Wilson, Adam Fuss, Richard Phillips, David Bowie, Katy Grannan, Terry Richardson, and others". A pristine unnumbered hors commerce display copy still in its shrinkwrap in the publisher's unprinted shipping carton. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-12-1 Inventory Number: 017789
$ 150.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. Mario Testino, Guest Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 29: WOMAN (DISPLAY COPY). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Ultrasuede Wrappers in Box. Fashion Quarterly. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. "In this issue we explored the multifaceted nature of woman-as model, Madonna, muse, and more. Highlights include the eight-part black-and-white series by Brana Wolf, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin which featured such supermodels as Gisele Bundchen, Maggie Rizer, and Frankie Rayder in the nude, save for a Louis Vuitton cape draped here or a fur stole dangling there; Nobuyoshi Araki's photograph of a Vanessa Beecroft performance; and Nick Knight's life-size image of the very feminine, naked Natasha (nee David). Packaged in a multiplaned, mirrored case, the issue is a vertically bound volume of red ultrasuede whose pages are filled by Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Beth B, Kara Walker, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sarah Moon, Jane and Louise Wilson, Adam Fuss, Richard Phillips, David Bowie, Katy Grannan, Terry Richardson, and others". A pristine unnumbered hors commerce display copy still in its shrinkwrap in the publisher's unprinted shipping carton. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-12-1 Inventory Number: 017703
$ 150.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. Mario Testino, Guest Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 29: WOMAN. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Ultrasuede Wrappers in Box. Fashion Quarterly. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. "In this issue we explored the multifaceted nature of woman-as model, Madonna, muse, and more. Highlights include the eight-part black-and-white series by Brana Wolf, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin which featured such supermodels as Gisele Bundchen, Maggie Rizer, and Frankie Rayder in the nude, save for a Louis Vuitton cape draped here or a fur stole dangling there; Nobuyoshi Araki's photograph of a Vanessa Beecroft performance; and Nick Knight's life-size image of the very feminine, naked Natasha (nee David). Packaged in a multiplaned, mirrored case, the issue is a vertically bound volume of red ultrasuede whose pages are filled by Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Beth B, Kara Walker, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sarah Moon, Jane and Louise Wilson, Adam Fuss, Richard Phillips, David Bowie, Katy Grannan, Terry Richardson, and others". A pristine copy still in its shrinkwrap in the publisher's unprinted shipping carton. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-12-1 Inventory Number: 017503
$ 225.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 28: THE BIBLE (DISPLAY COPY). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Boards. Fashion Quarterly. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. "Visionaire number 28 presents ''The greatest story ever told'' retold in images by modern-day artists and photographers. The intent was to make an issue that was visually provocative but not blasphemous or gratuitously shocking. We worked closely with Dr. Royal Rhodes, professor of religion at Kenyon College, who helped us excerpt passages from the King James Bible. Mario Testino photographed Adam and Eve (dressed in Martine Sitbon and poised to prune with Hermes hedge clippers); Wolfgang Tillmans contributed the Crucifixion; Andreas Gursky's image of a rave became the Exodus; Mary Ellen Mark envisioned a modern day Mary and Joseph; and Steven Meisel imagined the Apocalypse in a series of eerily foreboding fashion images inspired by the painter Odd Nerdrum". Other contributors to this luxe, full-edge gilt issue include Frank Gehry with Todd Eberle, Gregory Crewdson, Christopher Bucklow, Jack Flanagan, Nan Goldin, Mats Gustavson, Sam Taylor-Wood, Andres Serrano, and many more. A most handsome unnumbered hors commerce display copy of the magazine only (lacking the Philippe Starck designed white plastic case) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-11-3 Inventory Number: 017732
$ 135.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 28: THE BIBLE. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Plastic Case. Fashion Quarterly. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. "Visionaire number 28 presents ''The greatest story ever told'' retold in images by modern-day artists and photographers. The intent was to make an issue that was visually provocative but not blasphemous or gratuitously shocking. We worked closely with Dr. Royal Rhodes, professor of religion at Kenyon College, who helped us excerpt passages from the King James Bible. Mario Testino photographed Adam and Eve (dressed in Martine Sitbon and poised to prune with Hermes hedge clippers); Wolfgang Tillmans contributed the Crucifixion; Andreas Gursky's image of a rave became the Exodus; Mary Ellen Mark envisioned a modern day Mary and Joseph; and Steven Meisel imagined the Apocalypse in a series of eerily foreboding fashion images inspired by the painter Odd Nerdrum". Other contributors to this luxe, full-edge gilt issue include Frank Gehry with Todd Eberle, Gregory Crewdson, Christopher Bucklow, Jack Flanagan, Nan Goldin, Mats Gustavson, Sam Taylor-Wood, Andres Serrano, and many more. A most handsome individually numbered example with the Philippe Starck conceived white plastic case still sealed in the publisher's cardboard shipping carton. Though this has never been opened, all copies of "The Bible" show some indentations to the textblock and scratches the gilt edges due to the case's (faulty) design, and we are sure this one is no different. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-10-5 Inventory Number: 015732
$ 375.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Editor. VISIONAIRE NO. 26: FANTASY (DISPLAY COPY). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1998. First Edition. 4to. Circular Pictorial Box . Fashion Quarterly. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. 72pp of loose circular color and b&w photographic reproductions laid into a 13 inch cylindrical printed cardboard case. To help get you in the mood for the "Fantasy" theme, this issue of "Visionaire" includes a special custom-made Hermes masque for just this very purpose. Its contributors include Mario Testino, Stephen Klein, Tyen, Nick Knight, Terry Richardson, Carter Smith, David Byrne, Todd Haynes, Tony Oursler, Laurie Simmons, Jack Pierson, Gregory Crewdson, Andres Serrano, Christian Lacroix, Isaac Mizrahi, Manolo Blahnik, David LaChapelle, Mariko Mori, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Karl Lagerfeld, Jeff Wall, Nicolas Ghesquiere, Viktor & Rolf, Jeremy Scott, Tim Burton, Marcus Piggott, Mert Alas, Isabella Blow, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, and more. A pristine unnumbered hors commerce display copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-888645-04-0 Inventory Number: 016947
$ 200.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE) (LAGERFELD, KARL). Gan, Stephen, & Karl Lagerfeld, Editors. VISIONAIRE NO. 23: THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES BY KARL LAGERFELD (DISPLAY COPY). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1997. First Edition. Folio. Hinged Wooden Box. Fashion Quarterly. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. np, loose sepia toned plates tied with a satin ribbon, and laid into a custom wooden case with pastedown. One of the most elaborately designed issues of the luxe Fashion quarterly "Visionaire", this is an elaborately housed wooden portfolio of celebrity nudes shot by Karl Lagerfeld that includes images of Rupert Everett, Demi Moore, Julie Delpy, Minnie Driver, Lisa Marie, Amber Valetta, Linda Evangelista, Alex Lundqvist, Karen Elson, Nikolaj Hubbe, and Marc Newson. A most handsome unnumbered hors commerce display copy whose contents are unopened in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value, size and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-06-7 Inventory Number: 014541
$ 500.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE). Edited By Gan, Stephen. VISIONAIRE NO. 21: DECK OF CARDS - THE DIAMOND ISSUE (THIS IS THE PADDED JEWEL CASE AND PRINTED BOX ONLY - IT IS LACKING THE DECK OF CARDS). New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1997. First Edition. 4to. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. A felt lined, gilt-embossed, blue leather H.Stern Jewelers box with lock and key; housed in turn in a gilt embossed, white lidded cardboard box. PLEASE NOTE: What we are offering here is an INCOMPLETE copy of this issue of Visionaire. This is a most handsome example of the padded leather H.Stern Jewelers " Visionaire No. 21" locking jewelry case and key, as well as a soiled and split white cardboard outer box. It is missing entirely the deck of cards that made up the editorial component of this issue, and has been priced accordingly. It for sale strictly "AS IS", with no returns. If you have any questions or concerns about these details, please voice them before purchasing this - we will be happy to answer any inquiry. Inventory Number: 016481
$ 90.00 order/inquire
(VISIONAIRE) (KAWAKUBO, REI) (COMME DES GARCONS). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos, Cecilia Dean & Rei Kawakubo (for Comme Des Garcons), Editors. VISIONAIRE NO. 20: COMME DES GARCONS. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1997. First Edition 1/2800. Folio. Pictorial Cardboard Portfolio . Fashion Quarterly. Very Good./No Jacket - As Issued. np, loose plates + ephemera laid into an oversized trompe l'oeil fabric-print box. Designed by Florentino J. Pamintuan, Greg Foley and Tsuguya Inoue. This twentieth issue of Visionaire is a visual collaboration with guest editor Rei Kawakubo, who selected thirteen preeminent fashion photographers to document her favorite pieces from the previous twelve years. The contributors include Bruce Weber, Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, Karl Lagerfeld, Nick Knight, Mario Sorrenti, Peter Lindbergh, Paolo Roversi, Craig McDean & M/M, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Joe McKenna, Alexander McQueen, Martin Margiela, Andrew Richardson, and Stephane Marais. Included is a dress pattern (still sealed in its plastic pouch) designed by Ms. Kawakubo herself especially for Visionaire, as well as an issue of the Comme Des Garcons magazine "Six". A most handsome copy of this most sought-after example of everyone's favorite over the top fashion mag in the red plaid printed box. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 9-997598-28-8 Inventory Number: 015440
$ 2500.00 order/inquire
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