Muir, Robin and Becky E. Conekin; Alistair C. Layzell, ed. — Vernier: Fashion, Femininity & Form

Munich, Hirmer, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Essays by Robin Muir and Becky E. Conekin, as edited by Alistair C. Layzell, a fine-looking exemplar of an homage to the French designer and photographer-artist Eugene Vernier, who fought in North Africa for Charles DeGaulle. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Many score black-and-white photographs and a range of full-color, full-page reproductions of his finest works, printed on high-gloss paper. From the publisher's blurb, "Vernier (1920-2011) worked as a fashion photographer for British Vogue, from 1954 to 1967, during one of the most exciting periods in fashion history. Shooting of-the-moment looks from the likes of Christian Dior and Emilio Pucci and top models including Celia Hammond, Jean Shrimpton, and current Vogue creative director Grace Coddington, Vernier worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. Yet he was relatively unconcerned with celebrity. Interested only in bringing out the very best in each frame, Vernier was a true craftsman in the fashion photography trade. Featuring more than one hundred of Vernier's own favorite photographs drawn from Vogue's extensive photo archive, this lavishly illustrated volume reveals remarkable innovation in the use of props, backdrops, and location." [6], 7-189 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Like New