• 144 pages
• 100 illustrations
• in English
• Released in August 2011

• W 39 x L 47 x D 7 cm
• Limited edition handcrafted in a luxury flip case
• ISBN: 9781614280163
• 9,072 kg

About the Author

Valerie Steele (PhD, Yale University) is Director and Chief Curator at the Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT) Museum. Having curated over twenty exhibitions over the past ten years, Valerie Steele is also the editor of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture, which she founded in 1997. She has appeared on numerous television shows , including The Oprah Winfrey Show and Undressed. The Washington Post describes her as one of the "smartest women in fashion" and she has been named among the New York Daily News' "50 Most Powerful in Fashion."

Craftsmanship

Assouline's ultimate collection is a tribute to the art of luxury bookmaking. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, with hand-stamped color plates on artist-quality paper, each page of this limited edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan. Covering a range of subjects from jewelry and fashion, to fine art and “impossible collections,” the ultimate collection curates culture from around the world and across the ages. Nestled in linen clamshell boxes, these books attract collectors, lovers of the printed page, and those who devour the culture of our time. Signifying a new level of sophistication for true connoisseurs, these unique books are works of art in their own right.