Over the Top Fifty Years of Fantasy Gifts from the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book

INDUSTRIAL / COMMERCIAL ART & DESIGN. Over the Top spans decades of innovative leisure pursuits with original imagery and excerpts from the department store's annual Christmas catalogue. Since 1939, Neiman Marcus has produced an iconic holiday book that features the most indulgent, outrageous fantasy gifts imaginable for the lady and gentleman who have everything. Prepare to be lured into a world of whimsy... Assouline presents a collection of the legendary retailers most fabulously frivolous His and Hers offerings, including a pair of camels, customized action figures, and even submarine yachts. Neiman Marcus yearly gift selections are wittily exorbitant and always creative. Prepare to be lured into a world of whimsy, where robots serve chardonnay and sunsets are best enjoyed from the comfort of a personal blimp. 100 illustrations.