Oro Plata: embroidered costumes of the bullfight

The photograph is by Peter Müller, born in Peru. He studied art and architecture at the University of Zurich before working as assistant to photographer Bert Stern and camera chief under Eddie Vorkapich. After many years living in Spain, working on major advertising campaigns and for several magazines, including Vogue, he decided to take a closer look at the craftsmanship and lifestyle of southern Spain. Two books by Peter Müller have been published with photographs of Spanish bullfighters’ costumes. We present Oro Plata: Embroidered Costumes Of The Bullfight. Publisher: Assouline (1 October 1997), Language: English, Hardback: 162 pages, ISBN-10: 2843230357, ISBN-13 : 978-2843230356, Dimensions: 26.04 x 1.91 x 38.1 cm, Weight: 1.75kg. In larger folio, publisher’s hardback. Dust jacket a little worn at the corners. Unpaginated, with numerous photographs and plates. NOTE: small dedication on the first page. Condition: Good.

According to Spanish tradition, the bullfighter should never wear his costume outside the bullring. Published for the first time, the great stars of the bullfight, resplendent in their elaborately embroidered costumes, are brought to readers in a series of stunning studio portraits. Gold-clad matadors and silver-clad banderilleros recreate the dramatic gestures and intricate choreography of their profession, showing the most artistic and attractive aspects of bullfighting as it is seen today in Spain, France and South America. With its informative text and lavish full-page colour photographs by international photographer Peter Muller, Oro Plata is the perfect showcase for both the colourful history and tradition of these costumes, and the living legends of the men who wear them.