Boek : Carry me! 1950's Lucite Handbags an American Fashion

Artikelcode: 6744 Carry me! 1950's Lucite Handbags 207 pages color photos Hard cover with dust jacket 25 x 25 cm 1,298 kg English Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Carry Me! Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection October 18, 2009 - January 17, 2010 The handbag has long been a symbol of status and style - it dominates the fashion scene, adds that all important finishing touch to the outfit, and is the portable accessory that no woman can live without. So, while some may say that diamonds are a girl's best friend, it's not just diamonds that make a girl shine - it's also the handbag she carries. This book celebrates some of the most fantastic and desirable handbags of the 1950s. All are constructed of lucite - an acrylic plastic - considered to be a radical and innovative substance at the time. Still highly desirable and collected today, they command high sums on the vintage fashion scene. Unrivalled for their beauty, influential because of their unusual designs, without exception they truly sparkle like diamonds.