American Fashion

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American Fashion
319 pages; Assouline
Produced in conjunction with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, this 300-plus-page stunner chronicles high fashion (Lauren Bacall in black cocktail ensemble and diamonds, 1957) and low (Madonna, with rubber bracelets, giant cross, and lollipop, 1984) and everything in between.