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D. H. Lawrence’s debut novel follows the isolated life of Cyril Beardsall in the English Midlands, revealing social estrangement and the clash between rural tradition and modern alienation.

Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, this book traces the evolution of fashion exhibitions and their gala celebrations, featuring iconic shows, Vogue collaborations, and celebrity moments from 2001 to 2014.

Photographs and text document the history and meaning of clothing, from loincloths to modern children's clothes.

A pictorial collection of more than 750 captioned illustrations from 1920s Sears, Roebuck, and other mail‑order catalog fashion pages, showcasing clothing and accessories for men, women, and children.

Anna Sui is one of New York's most beloved and accomplished fashion designers, known for creating contemporary original clothing inspired by spectacular amounts of research into vintage styles and cultural arcana. She is especially famous for her textile prints. Sui joined New York's intensely creative cultural underground in the 1970s, forging important relationships in the worlds of fashion, photography, art, music, and design. "The World of Anna Sui" looks at Sui's eclectic career as a designer and artist, both through her clothing and studio. Through interviews with fashion journalist Tim Blanks, the book explores Sui's lifelong engagement with fashion archetypes, the rocker, the schoolgirl, the punk, the goth, the bohemian, and reveals their inspiration and influence. Complete with detailed photographs of garments, sketches, moodboards, runway shots, and cultural ephemera, "The World of Anna Sui" is an inside look at this iconic New York designer with a worldwide cult following.