Theater of Shopping

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The Story of Stanley Whitman's Bal Harbour Shops

By Alastair Gordon and Matt Tyrnauer

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Theater of Shopping by Alastair Gordon and Matt Tyrnauer explores the captivating history of retail spaces and their evolution into extravagant cultural landmarks. The book delves into the life and work of Morris Lapidus, an architect known for his innovative and theatrical designs that transformed shopping malls into immersive experiences. It's an insightful look at the intersection of commerce, architecture, and societal change.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the intersection of architecture, retail, and cultural history. It delves into the origin and transformation of shopping spaces, uncovering how they've influenced and mirrored societal changes over time.

Theater of Shopping

This lavishly illustrated book celebrates one of the most influential and successful retail centres in the world, from its opening in 1965 when it changed the retail landscape by inviting European designers such as Gucci and Valentino to open stores within a shopping mall until the present day.

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Theater of Shopping tells the story of retail visionary Stanley Whitman and the creation of Bal Harbour Shops, the most successful luxury fashion shopping centre in the world, and one of the last family-owned malls in America.

Written by critically acclaimed author Alastair Gordon, Theater of Shopping is a cultural history of both a place and a personal legacy. The open-air mall opened in 1965 as a pedestrian-friendly environment that turned shopping into a kind of theatrical event. It featured the work of young design talents like Valentino, Versace, Mugler, de La Renta, and other foreign designers who were unknown in America before first showcasing their collections at Bal Harbour Shops.

The text weaves together fashion, luxury commerce, architecture, landscape design, urban development, and family history, to create a highly readable narrative. It is illustrated with more than 300 images including never-before-published drawings, plans, and photographs by renowned photographers such as Richard Avedon and Ezra Stoller.

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Theater of Shopping explores the development of Bal Harbour Shops, highlighting Stanley Whitman's vision for a luxurious open-air shopping destination in Florida. Reviews praise the book for detailing Whitman's perseverance in attracting high-end department stores and boutiques, thus reshaping the retail landscape.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780847862825

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 February 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications

Illustration: 350 Colour Photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 241.0mm

Height: 321.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 272

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Alastair Gordon Arts & Culture Matt Tyrnauer Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alastair Gordon is an award-winning critic and author who has written regularly about architecture and design for many publications including the New York Times, New York Observer, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, House Garden, Metropolis, and Dwell. He served as Contributing Editor for architecture and design at WSJ, the Wall Street Journal Magazine for many years. He has published several critically acclaimed books including Naked Airport, Weekend Utopia, Spaced Out, Unfolded, Romantic Modernist, Qualities of Duration and Wandering Forms. Matt Tyrnauer is a writer, director, producer, and award-winning journalist whose recent films include Valentino: The Last Emperor, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was short-listed for an Academy Award for best documentary feature. Matthew Whitman Lazenby is the CEO and President of Bal Harbour Shops.

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