Book The Impossible Collection of Fashion (Ultimate Edition)

In this limited edition, oversized, handmade book fromAssouline's Ultimate Collection, Valerie Steele presents the most iconic dresses of the 20th century. From Poiret to Pucci, Doucet to Dior, Vionnet to Valentino, Steele selects a hundred dresses that caused a sensation on the runway or at a social event, and ultimately set fashion in new directions. The selection includes Paul Poiret's figure-liberating dress of 1907, Madame Grès' sublimely draped goddess creation of 1938, Jean Paul Gaultier's exaggerated Scandinavian corset dress of circa 1984 and Hussein Chalayan's awe-inspiring remote-controlled fiberglass airplane dress in 2000.

The Ultimate collection fromAssouline is a tribute to the art of luxury book design. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, using art quality paper, each page of this limited edition series bears the unique imprint of the craftsman who created it. Signaling a new level of sophistication for the true connoisseur, this unique book is a work of art in its own right.

Handcrafted limited edition sold in a luxury linen box.