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(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1993. First Edition 1/1500. Tall Narrow 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Fashion Quarterly. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, loose illustrated sheets laid into a die-cut printed portfolio, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Gregory Foley. Published in an edition of one thousand, five hundred copies, this is the eighth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. Sponsored by Espirit, and devoted to the theme of "The Orient", its contributors include editor Stephen Gan, Pierre et Gilles, Ruben Toledo, Bill Cunningham, Mats Gustafson, Mario Testino, Gregory Foley, Mika Mizutani, Satoshi Saikusa, Michel Haddi, Andrew Brucker, Michael Capotosto, Michael Stratton, Stephane Sednaoui, Jessica Tan Gudnason, Adeline Andre, Issey Miyake, Kareem Iliya, Francesco Scavullo, Steven Klein, Marcus Leatherdale, Steven Klein, Javier Vallhonrat, Gene Krell, Orlando Pita, Tom Bonauro, Victoria Bartlett, Gaston Marticorena, Koji Tatsuno, James White, Filip Pagowski, Gemma Kahng, Philip Newton, Mei Tao, Martin Margiela, Carlos Aponte, Anna Sui, Henry Yuen, and Christina Dimitriadou. An internally bright, most handsome complete example of this exceedingly uncommon early issue limited to one thousand, five hundred copies NUMBERED (184/1500) by hand in black marker showing some mild wear and creasing to the exterior portfolio. Inventory Number: 025758