{"product_id":"vintage-visual-merchandising-jd-vincent-9781731386106","title":"Vintage Visual Merchandising: Me And The Mannequins: The 1970's","description":"An update of the 2014 book previously titled, \"Me \u0026amp; The Mannequins The Way I Display(ed). This version features all new high resolution pictures form the previous book and an updated forward.The narrative is the same - one year in my life as a display window designer in Chicago at Bonwit Teller in 1978. This book has 36 photo plates that tell a story of \"Visual Merchandising\" from an earlier era. Mannequins are a big part of this story. Although only a few styles of mannequins are pictured in this book, it's revealing how these few impacted my creative process. It is also very interesting in hindsight how much creative freedom I had at the time. A creative freedom that does not exist, for the most part, for today's Visual Merchandiser.I often refer in the book to \"Display Window Design\", as this was a transition era to today's Visual Merchandising job description. The prominent display window in this book was an unusual one even for it's time - it was located in the iconic John Hancock building in Chicago. At 30 feet wide it was a monster to figure out a design approach that made any sense, both practical as well as budgetary.For anyone not familiar with Bonwit Teller, a quick \"google\" will tell part of the story. This was a fairly small, exclusive chain of stores originating out of New York. They had an extensive selection of designer clothing from the era, as well as being home to \"Shop-In-Shop\" designer labels such as Hermes, Missoni \u0026amp; Fendi.I was very young and had a great time with so much creative freedom - and not so much of a great budget. In the years after I left Bonwit's, I would look at these photos and think they looked awfully dated. However, in the last few years, I've come to see them as \"vintage\" and yes, perhaps dated a bit - but I think the apparel, as well as some of my designs have stood the test of time. I hope the reader will agree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jd Vincent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1731386109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781731386106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.19d","brand":"Jd Vincent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125316514047,"sku":"9781731386106","price":14.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27582f6c-2d0f-4ff0-954e-9efecd3e069a.jpg?v=1687441918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vintage-visual-merchandising-jd-vincent-9781731386106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}