LES PARURIERS - BIJOUX DE LA HAUTE COUTURE, by Florence Müller and Patrick Sigal.

Published by Grand Hornu Images / Fonds Mercator, Brussels, Belgium, 2006. ISBN 10: 9061536774 ISBN 13: 9789061536772. Text in French

Softcovers, French folds, sturdy sewn binding, 9x10.5 inches (23x27 cm), 272 pages. Richly ILLUSTRATED with 400 color illustrations.

This is the FIRST EDITION, a lavish Exhibition Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition "Les Paruriers - Bijoux De La Haute Couture" that took place at the Grand Hornu Images, Belgium, from 15 October 2016 through 18 February 2007. Published by Grand Hornu Images / Fonds Mercator, 2006. In 2007 this book was published in English under the title "Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture".

GOOD condition, cover spine is creased from use, spine ends have some light wear, otherwise covers are bright and clear; internally, someone has left relevant light pencil notes and marks here and there throughout, many appear helpful and knowledgeable, i.e. the designers and dates of creation of some of the illustrated items are noted, the marginalia is interesting but could be easily erased; otherwise the pages are tight, bright and clean, and the illustrations are brilliant.

A must have reference for anyone interested in gorgeous, haute-couture, costume jewelry.

From the back cover of this French first edition:

******Dans l'ombre des grands couturiers - Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, etc. - des hommes et des femmes travaillent, souvent dans l'anonymat, pour élaborer des bijoux uniques destinés à mettre en valeur les créations de mode. Sans s'imposer de limites sur le plan des matériaux ou du processus de création, les paruriers de la haute couture réalisent des prototypes et de multiples pièces uniques. Dans ces laboratoires créatifs, de nouvelles idées naissent sans cesse, alimentant l'avenir de la mode. S'appuyant sur des dizaines d'interviews d'éminents paruriers de la haute couture et sur les résultats de recherches effectuées dans les musées, les bibliothèques, les archives et les maisons de couture proprement dites, l'ouvrage LES PARURIERS. BIJOUX DE LA HAUTE COUTURE, richement illustré de documents photographiques inédits et de pièces d'archives, raconte l'histoire d'un métier étonnant et créatif, d'un monde singulier à l'intersection entre art, mode, artisanat et design, mais aussi l'histoire d'une collaboration originale entre couturiers, paruriers et ateliers. / Avec 400 illustrations en couleurs.******

A rough English translation:

******In the shadow of the great couturiers - Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, etc. - men and women work, often anonymously, to develop unique jewelry intended to showcase fashion creations. Without imposing any limits in terms of materials or the creative process, haute couture fashion designers create prototypes and multiple unique pieces. In these creative laboratories, new ideas are constantly born, fueling the future of fashion. Based on dozens of interviews with eminent haute couture paruriers and on the results of research carried out in museums, libraries, archives and the couture houses themselves, the book LES PARURIERS. BIJOUX DE LA HAUTE COUTURE, richly illustrated with unpublished photographic documents and archive pieces, tells the story of an astonishing and creative profession, of a singular world at the intersection between art, fashion, craftsmanship and design, but also the story of an original collaboration between couturiers, jewelers and workshops. / With 400 color illustrations.******

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