We are thrilled to invite you to the Los Angeles launch of ZANDRA RHODES: 50 FABULOUS YEARS IN FASHION

On Sunday, October 13th, Dame Zandra Rhodes will be joined by Joan Agajanian Quinn in discussion followed by a reception and book signing. 

The discussion will begin at 4:15 in The Helms Design Center located at 8745 Washington Boulevard - just 350 feet west of Arcana.

A reception and book signing will follow in the shop at 8675 Washington Boulevard. A map of venues and free parking areas at Helms is below.

If you cannot attend but wish to purchase a signed copy of 50 FABULOUS YEARS IN FASHION, please place your order here, or call us at 310-458-1499.

If you would like to pre-order a book to collect and have signed at the event, you may enter the code PICKUP at checkout and you will not be charged for postage.

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Celebrating decades of achievement by one of the foremost names in British fashion, whose vitality and influence continue to shine Zandra Rhodes provides a luscious documentary of this leading British designer, spanning her 50-year career in fashion and textile design. The book showcasenot only Rhodes’s work but also her vivid personality and creative energy. Both a fashion trailblazer and a consummate textile designer, she has influenced the work of contemporary labels such as Mary Katrantzou and Alice Temperley. The book honors the centrality of textile design in Rhodes’s work, while exploring the versatility of her imagination throughout her long career; contributors include Pierpaolo Piccioli (creative director of Valentino), Suzy Menkes (editor of Vogue International), and celebrated fashion designers Anna Sui and Rajeev Sethi. It also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the house of Zandra Rhodes, a British-owned and -made brand, and Rhodes’s successful establishment of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London.