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If you thought Christian Louboutin was just obsessed with shoes, you are right, somewhat. The celebrated shoe designer is finally out with his first book that seems to have more than a collection of his precious stilettos. And the book should be moving, as famous names like John Malkovich and David Lynch have been roped in as collaborators. Styled as a biography of sorts it’s also retrospective and filled with classy images. The foreword has been penned by John Malkovich, with an entire chapter dedicate to his work for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent, one and about the “the interiors of his boutiques around the world” and even one on “20 years of design” that is packed with self portraits and editorials. Also watch out for the chapter that talks about his collaboration with filmmaker David Lynch called “Fetish”.

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This month Terry Richardson will be releasing his new book ‘MOM & DAD’, published by Mörel Books. Without a doubt one of his most intimate works, Richardson pays tribute to his family origins. The books released September 26th, in a limited edition of 1000 copies.

colette will be hosting an exhibition for the launch and also a pop-up store, the Terry’ shop, which will carry a selection of unpublished products: t-shirts in association with Diesel, G-Shock and BabyG by Casio watches, glasses by Moscot, the collection Uncleterry, Terry’s bear, all the books, goodies and collection of shirts and vintage t-shirts having belonged to the photographer. The exhibition runs from September 26th until November 6th.

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“I apologise to anyone who bought my on-sale ebook of Baby, I’m Yours and read on pg 293: ‘He stiffened for a moment but then she felt his muscles loosen as he shitted on the ground’,” writes Susan Andersen. “Shifted — he SHIFTED!” LOL

Thanks Boing Boing

Assouline’s latest book is a one hundred and forty four page tribute to the most exquisite cars of the twentieth century. The collection is presented in a cotton bound book wrapped in a careful black rubber presentation box with a special cutout metal plate. The book is exclusively available from Assouline.

Its $650 and now available for pre-order

When you invest in a Rolex, you want to make sure that you have the real stuff and not some cheap imitation. And in order to ensure that their buyers are well-informed, and pepped-up by the success of the first edition “Collecting Rolex GMT-MASTER wristwatches”, which is now sold out, Mondani Editor is out with a second version which will also feature more recent models with details “essential today for buying and selling GMT-Master watches and to improve the contents of the preceding edition”. Starting from the first models from 1950, right up to date, the book deals with questions like, “Are the aluminum bezel inserts of the ref. 6542 coeval? Is there a way to know if the bezel has been replaced? The ref. 1675 in stainless steel has been created with the possibility to fit two bezels: red/blue and black?”

The collectors special will also talk about “prototypes, military models, bracelets and all case and dial variants”, apart from collectors reference numbers. The 25.5cm by 31.5cm book will be available in Italian and English versions and will be priced at CHF 420 ($505) and €350 ($490).

Almost 25 years since it debuted, the original Air Max 1 was not only the first Nike with a visible air pocket, but was also designed by an honest-to-goodness architect. And the only person who might love the Air Max 1 more than us is Matt Stevens. Last year, he decided to create a visual interpretation (drawing, painting, pancake, air freshener, what have you) of the sneaker every day for a month. Now, he’s bundling all of those up and doing 40 new ones for Max100 ($50). The art book for sneakerheads features exactly 100 illustrations of the greatest running shoe of all time.

The Guitar Collection which will showcase the most famous guitars in musical history, will bring together for the first time a collection of the musical instrument that have been used in musical hits known to fans across the world. Years of research and development, and high definition photography have bought out this collection, that will feature historical guitars in all their minute glory, and bringing forth information rarely known anywhere.
Music aficionados from around the world have always sort ways to be as close to musical history as possible. Buying and witnessing all sorts of memorabilia from history, fans have rarely been exposed to detailed and refined musical history, such that it has been presented in its current form. With facts and figures research with musical historians from around the world, and long hours of refined photography by John Peden in his studio, a collection has been put forward which presents guitars in their most detailed form, including the scratches and marks that may have been left on them. One of the fine examples include Kurt Cobain’s Gibson L-5 guitar which he played in his hit number “Smells like teen spirit” amongst others. The Guitar collection is to be made available in 3 leather bound editions, of which 1500 copies will be printed for each of them. Since the collection has been extensive, the guitars have been displayed with comprehensive detailing including artist names, period of usage, etc, and then put forward in 3 parts. To get a hold of one of them, one has to go to the company website and order individually, the price of which is expected to vary between $1500-3000 per copy.

While there have been many books over the years that contained blueprints of the fictional ships and weaponry in the Star Wars universe, this is the first to include the original blueprints used for the creation of the sets and props of all six films. Pulled from the Lucasfilm Archives, the blueprints are accompanied by commentary from author J. W. Rinzler and provide an in-depth look at the art and science behind the filming and post-production of the epic sci-fi series.

Most importantly, Blueprints shows how in bringing this extraordinary epic to life, the world of special effects as we know it was born. For the first time, here you will see the initial concepts behind such iconic Star Wars scenes as the Rebel blockade runner hallways, the bridge of General Grievous’s flagship, the interior of the fastest “hunk of junk” in the Galaxy, and Jabba the Hutt’s palace. Never before seen craftsmanship and artistry is evident whether floating on the Death Star, escaping on a speeder bike, or exploring the Tatooine Homestead.

Star Wars: The Blueprints will only be available in a limited edition, hand-numbered run of 5,000 copies. The first 125 are signed by the Academy-Award winning Art Directors for the original Star Wars film: Norman Reynolds, Les Dilley and set dresser Roger Christian, and will set you back a cool grand. While the remaining 4,875 copies are just $500 each.

It’s not always easy to find a rock n’ roll wife who had a blooming career before her star struck hookup, but that’s certainly the case with this one. Linda McCartney: Life in Photographs ($43) celebrates the work of Paul’s late wife, who used her undeniable photographic skill and unprecedented access to the world’s most notable people to create a collection of photos that stands on its own as a body of work that’s nearly as impressive as her hubby’s.

The Guardian’s John Harris reviews Annette Fuentes’s Lockdown High: When the Schoolhouse Becomes a Jailhouse, an investigative book on how “zero tolerance” policies have produced high-schools that “reflect a society that has become fixated on crime, security and violence.” Harris points out that the insanity isn’t a mere American phenomenon, and has been enthusiastically embraced in the UK, where things are about to get much worse.

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