Grace Kelly occupies a unique position in the history of film and fashion, epitomizing both the glamour of Hollywood and the allure of European royalty. At the height of her film career in the mid-1950s, many women emulated the classic simplicity of the "Grace Kelly Look", with millions tuning in to watch the actress's "fairy-tale" wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. in her new role, Princess Grace enlisted the grand couture houses of France to create a sumptuous wardrobe, which reflects the great stylistic changes of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, while remaining true to her original elegant style.

The outstanding collection of European bronze sculptures formed by Peter Marino, here catalogued for the first time and beautifully photographed by Maggie Nimkin, is built around an exploration of the human form, as depicted in this lustruous and sensuous material. With a special focus on French and italian bronzes of the 17th and early 18th centuries, the age of the High Baroque, the collection includes masterpieces by some of the greatest sculptors in bronze of their age, among them Ferdinando Tacca, Giovanni Battista Foggini, Robert Le Lorrain and Corneille van Clève.

Walter Albini and His Time: All Power to the Imagination looks back to a period that saw the definitive eclipse of the haute couture atelier and the progressive emergence of fashion as a fundamental element in the representation of society. Walter Albini played a leading role in the Italian revolution of ready-to-wear and through extracts from magazines of the period, photographs and original drawings the book captures the central elements of his style : the Gatsby look and the revival of the twenties and thirties proposed with a postmodern attitude...

This crumbling jewel of Northern Italy, built completely on marshland, is steeped in history and irresistibly imbued with romance. Known as “The City of Light” and “Queen of the Adriatic,” Venezia is indelibly tinged with dark intrigue, decadence and decay. Comprising 118 small islands along the Adriatic Sea, Venezia was a maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades. The city’s long decline began some 500 years ago; but its survival of two episodes of the Black Death, and the loss of its thousand years of independence to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797 – as well as the fact that it appears to be sinking slowly into the waters on which it is built – has only added to its mystique. This beautifully produced book brings together a collection of haunting images quietly made by Michael Kenna over the last 30 years, many of which are published here for the first time. Arguably the most influential photographer of his generation, Michael Kenna is the subject of over 35 monographs. The images in Venezia are part of a large retrospective exhibition of Kenna’s work at Palazzo Magnani Museum, Reggio Emilia, Italy in Spring, 2010.

Mixing gorgeous interiors with sparkling social history, this is the first book on the visionary women whose work gave us the timeless, essential principles of modern interior decorating. In 1904, Elsie de Wolfe was given a contract to design the interiors of the Colony Club. Their success launched de Wolfe’s career and the entire field of professional interior decoration. Soon other women followed, known collectively (for their privileged backgrounds) as the Lady Decorators. This book focuses on the extraordinary, glamorous interiors of these influential designers, as well as their decorating theory and maxims, from Rose Cumming’s electric color combinations ("Parrots are blue and green. Why shouldn’t fabric be?") to Nancy Lancaster’s refined English-country-house look ("She liked for the sun to get to . . . materials.