{"product_id":"vintage-visual-merchandising-me-and-the-mannequins-the-1970s-paperback","title":"Vintage Visual Merchandising: Me And The Mannequins: The 1970's - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJd Vincent\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52931031040111,"sku":"9781731386106","price":26.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/b2x5OXhGRnljb1M0a2N4aGE1dXFCZz09.webp?v=1775834610","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/vintage-visual-merchandising-me-and-the-mannequins-the-1970s-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}