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VISIONAIRE NO. 41: WORLD
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2006. First Edition 1/4000. Oblong 4to. Debossed Corduroy Over Boards. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good (But Incomplete)/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Greg Foley and Gerry Villareal. Published in an edition of four thousand copies, this is the forty-first installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly. "World" couldn't have been produced without the aid of a DSL modem. Sponsored by Gap, this is the most democratic issue of Visionaire to date that all began with a simple chain letter and a brief that asked everyone - anyone, in fact - to submit one photo of what life looks like in their part of the world. Within months, Visionaire had amassed thousands of images. The chosen two hundred and fifty works were bound in a Cheetos-orange corduroy book and tucked inside a matching tote bag, designed by Emma Hill, who went on to become creative director at Mulberry". The contributors include Craig McDean, Massimo Vitali, Hiro, David Sims, Karl Lagerfeld, Steven Meisel, Steven Klein, Mario Testino, Nan Goldin, Hedi Slimane, David Byrne, Raf Simons, Mario Sorrenti, Roman Alonso, Lisa Eisner, Peter Lindbergh, Taryn Simon, Philip-Lorca-diCorcia, Ari Marcopoulos, Christy Turlington, David Armstrong, Sam Taylor-Wood, Piotr Uklanski, Baz Luhrmann, Darren Almond, and many, many more. A handsome individually NUMBERED (1428/4000) example of the book only showing a bit of wear and soiling to the covers LACKING the publisher's GAP-designed tote bag. It has been priced accordingly. 1-888645-57-1 Inventory Number: 024764