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THE ART OF ZANDRA RHODES - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE DESIGNER
(RHODES, ZANDRA). Rhodes, Zandra & Anne Knight. Researched by Marit Lieberson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. First American Edition. Square 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine.. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the first substantial monograph on Zandra Rhodes. Written by Rhodes herself, it details the innovative British fashion designer's penchant for interpolating inspiration drawn from indigenous and vernacular fashion from around the world, and transmuting it into her own lavish couture. The book is filled with photographs of her source material, working drawings, and finished pieces. A most handsome copy of the softbound first American edition bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION to the publicist for The Laguna Beach Museum of Art's 1985 exhibition "Zandra Rhodes: The California Connection" "To ... with love Zandra Rhodes 10 May 1985" in black marker across the entire inside front cover with the Museum's brochure/checklist and press release for the show laid in. 0-395-37941-5 Inventory Number: 020153