Design

This book is the output of the International Symposium on Contemporary Aesthetics and Anthropology: Fashion Study in 2017. Theoretical issues such as aesthetic capitalism, cultural economy, aesthetic capital, and fashion are attracting the attention of...

Collected in this book are dozens of the most recent, most extraordinary celebrations created by the unparalleled event planner Bailey. He lays out the key elements to successful celebrations and showcases his best work.

A visual celebration of André Leon Talley's life that centers his personal style as a lens on his contributions to fashion history. This lavish volume reflects on the life of André Leon Talley and his impactful ascent to the height of global fashion...

The breathtaking story of one family's journey to restore, renovate, and preserve a historic mansion. It's a million-dollar project with gorgeous potential--and many challenges. THE CHANCELLOR'S MANSION was built by William Townsend McCoun, a public...

The Art of Afrofuturism explores the groundbreaking artwork of dozens of artists from multiple continents and across the African Diaspora who are contributing to a new vision of the future and their place in it. Whether from the continent of Africa, the...

This exploration of Black dandy fashion and its representation in art and literature highlights the vibrant, complicated legacy of a recognizable yet constantly shifting style, from its origins in Enlightenment Europe to the contemporary art and fashion...

Celebrating the storied career of a beloved letterpress printer whose posters spread messages of racial justiceDetroit-based letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. is celebrated for his type-driven messages of social justice and Black power,...

Simon "Woody" Wood, founder and editor-in-chief of Sneaker Freaker magazine, has spent the last two decades analyzing the global cult of footwear fanatics. That experience directly inspired World's Greatest Sneaker Collectors, a stonking 752-page journey...

"The definitive book on the rise of sneaker fanaticism." -Paper magazineTwenty years after its first release, and a decade since the most recent edition, this timeless, definitive volume on sneaker culture is finally back in print. Lavishly illustrated...

Through essays with stunning photography, the beloved multimedia storyteller and author of Woman of Color shares the powerful lessons she's learned about creating a home that honors the past and celebrates the future. "A generous, three-dimensional...