By Aletta Stas and Peter Stas and With Gisbert Brunner and Alexander Linz
$100.00
In 1988, Aletta and Peter Stas founded Frédérique Constant, a manufacturer based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, that develops exceptional and affordable wristwatches. This book, presented in intimate interview form, reflects the passion and vision of the...
By Edited by Franz-Christoph Heel
$39.99
A history of the world's most famous wristwatch manufacturer, Rolex, known as the "watch with crown." The watch brand with the crown is recognized worldwide as an invaluable sports implement and luxury product. In...
By Frank Billecci
$50.00
Hollywood's Golden Age was graced with thousands of breathtaking looks by a designer who was known simply as Irene. Based on unprecedented access to the records and remembrances of Irene's personal artist, Virginia Fisher, this...
By Diana Sanders Cinamon
$49.99
The revised and expanded second edition of this beautiful, popular, and easy-to-follow book is a thorough reference to antique and period jewelry, created over a 200-year period, in Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the...
By Lorena Angulo
$34.99
The focus of this book is on the side of the brooch that usually isn't noticed: the reverse. When we encounter an attractive piece of jewelry, our instinct is to admire the front, but when...
By Jesse Marth
$45.00
Following on the acclaimed success of its inaugural SFP LookBook, Schiffer Fashion Press’s style guide extraordinaire kicks off its second season with Spring 2014 runway looks from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Ideal for identifying trends in...
By Edited by Alexander L. Potter
$45.00
For this third installment in the successful LookBook series, Schiffer Fashion Press (SFP) presents the Fall/Winter 2014 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. This exhaustive compilation showcases not only women’s ready-to-wear and eveningwear, but also menswear, beauty and...
By Jane Merrill
$59.99
Earrings can talk of mourning a dead king, supporting a revolution, or resisting an emperor. They have carried the message that a proper Victorian believed in Darwin, and that a woman invited a lover to...
By Darcy L. Evon
$79.99
The Arts and Crafts Movement, a fascinating period in American decorative history, led to the unprecedented commercialization of fine crafts and the empowerment of thousands of women and immigrants, who began to pursue new careers...
By Toshio Sei
$24.99
The most prolific 20th century and contemporary Zuni jewelers established themselves by adhering to the same basic models and traditions set by their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Using silver and mosaic inlay pins, bracelets, bolo...
By Gloria Brady Hoffner
$34.99
With 240 color photos and engaging text, this is the first book devoted to collecting rosaries. Hundreds of examples and informative text enables antique lovers, historians, and collectors of religious artifacts to identify variations of...
By Sue Nightingale
$29.99
Whether you want to wear, research, or just look at extraordinary vintage women's hats, this book was put together with you in mind! Women have always worn hats, and this collection showcases the most popular,...
By Jane Gottelier and Patrick Gottelier
$39.99
The latest volume of this popular series allows anyone interested in fashion to glimpse its future: the emerging trends in European design. More than 340 photos capture the designs and insights of 70 of Europe's...
By Beth Lindsay Chapman
$45.00
Planning a wedding offers many beautiful opportunities that are just waiting to be discovered. To help inspire couples and ignite a creative spark, The White Dress in Color is filled with photographs that celebrate the...
By Herbert James
$29.99
A young rebel named Antoni Norbert Patek de Prawdzic fled war-torn Poland in 1832 and embarked upon a career path that led him to watchmaker Jean-Adrien Philippe, inventor of the revolutionary built-in crown winding mechanism....
By Dennis June
$39.99
The success of today’s American Indian silversmith follows a pathway blazed by the silver Indian jewelry makers that came before—those who brought the raw silver, channeled it, worked it, and made it profitable. In a...
$29.99
This is a high-level overview of the legendary watch brand, A. Lange & Söhne. In 1845 Ferdinand Adolph Lange convinced the Saxon government to build a pocket watch factory in Glashütte, a quaint town in...
By Jesse Marth
$45.00
Following on the acclaimed success of its inaugural SFP LookBook, Schiffer Fashion Press’s style guide extraordinaire kicks off its second season with Spring 2014 runway looks from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Ideal for identifying trends in...
By Lucien F. Trueb
$99.99
The electrification of the watch led to massive upheaval in the watch industry as mechanical chronometers built by Old World masters developed into electromechanical devices mass produced in Asia. In nearly 600 images and in-depth...
By Victoriana Lady Lisa
$39.99
A comprehensive photographic overview of the worldwide steampunk fashion movement and style. This fashion collection features hundreds of intricate, creative, and visionary steampunk designs from top names in the business and fans from around...
By Lyngerda Kelly
$19.99
More than 1,000 exciting pieces accompany the story of plastic jewelry from the 1920s to the present in this revised and expanded 5th edition. Colorful and lightweight, examples include natural tortoiseshell and horn, synthetic celluloid,...
$45.00
Accessories are part of the great fashion family of various pieces and adornments that complete a man's, woman's, or child’s outfit. From shoes and hats to purses, each one fulfills a specific function that can...
By Toshio Sei
$24.99
This fascinating work delves into the origins and contemporary interpretations of Kachina and Ceremonial Dancer designs. This groundbreaking study establishes for the first time the identities of Zuni artists and their works from the 1940s...
By Linda Setnik
$29.99
Revealed here are children’s and women’s clothing, including undergarments, leisurewear, and street apparel from 1860 to 1900. Over 270 photographs combine with text to enable accurate dating of clothing to within a three- to seven-year...