Pierre Cardin: 60 Years of Innovation

A vibrantly illustrated survey of the iconic fashion designer's singular vision

On the occasion of his fashion house’s 60th anniversary, Pierre Cardin has no regrets. “I will have owned it all,” he says, “without it owning me.” The new retrospective, ”Pierre Cardin: 60 Years of Innovation,” considers the breadth of the fashion legend’s career. Written by Jean-Pascal Hesse, longtime director of communications for the label, the book features 200 color and black-and-white images. Recognized as a pioneer from the start, …

Wonder Woman: Amazon, Hero, Icon

A colorful, career-spanning book featuring rare and unpublished illustrations of America's favorite super heroine

by Sam Hatmaker When we heard about Rizzoli’s new book “Wonder Woman,” celebrating the original female superhero, we called on NYC-based fan Sam Hatmaker to lend his perspective on the icon who inspired his extensive collection. Read on to learn more about one of the more comprehensive books on the leading lady published to date. With punchy illustrations popping off the pages, “Wonder Woman: Amazon, …

Swoon

A new book explores street artist Caledonia Curry's floating installations and intricate paper cut-outs

“Swoon,” the new eponymous book by the artist (aka Caledonia Curry and one of the best known female street artists in the world), finally came out this month. Tracing her process and showing some of her installations in galleries and streets around the world, as well as her larger scale community projects, including the street art collective Toyshop, the monograph includes essays by Curry herself, …