
Carré. A Vintage Scarf Collection
- Publisher
- Steidl
- Year
- 2024
- ISBN
- 978-3-95829-885-9
- Specifications
- Hardcover in slipcase
27.7 x 28 cm
624 pages
6500 images
English
For nearly 20 years now Benoit Pierre Emery has been collecting silk scarves—perhaps the ultimate fashion accessory—exploring boutiques and flea markets to amass an astounding assortment of 10,000 pieces (and growing). Carré. A Vintage Scarf Collection presents around 6,500 of these scarves, which Emery acquires according to their individual aesthetic merit, not the prestige of the brand that may be printed on them—many pieces remain tantalizingly anonymous, even as others boast the names of renowned fashion houses (Dior, Hermès, Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Balenciaga…) and great artists (Picasso, Sonia Delaunay, Victor Vasarely, Enzo Mari…).