Dianastyle
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Lavishly illustrated with over 100 striking images, and original designer sketches, this is a definitive and celebratory book on Diana's transition from drindl to diva.
Colin McDowell Livres
Colin McDowell s'impose comme un commentateur de mode de premier plan, fort d'une connaissance approfondie des arts et des sciences humaines. Sa perspective unique sur l'industrie de la mode est éclairée par son expérience des deux côtés du podium, en tant que créateur et journaliste. Depuis plus de vingt ans, il contribue aux plus grands journaux britanniques, couvrant les semaines de la mode internationales et interviewant des créateurs renommés. Son engagement à soutenir les jeunes talents à travers des initiatives telles que Fashion Fringe témoigne de son dévouement à l'évolution du monde de la mode.
The Pimlico Companion to Fashion
- 464pages
- 17 heures de lecture
"From Ovid to Malcolm X, The Ladies Magazine to Punch, Mary Wollstone-craft to Anita Loos, William Hazlitt to D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Carlyle to Brett Easton Ellis, Fanny Burney to Jean Genet, Virginia Woolf to Milan Kundera, dress has stimulated comments at all levels - whether witty, ironic, moralistic, critical or simply sensual. Using letters, journals and memoirs, as well as novels, poetry and plays, and covering over four hundred years of writing, including British, Irish, American and European literature, The Pimlico Companion to Fashion is surely the ultimate collection about dress."
Fashion Today
- 512pages
- 18 heures de lecture
A kaleidoscopic, colourful and provocative survey of the fashion world. schovat popis
Galliano
- 208pages
- 8 heures de lecture
A uniquely personal book about the most talented fashion designer of today - andone who is constantly in the news - written with his full collaboration.
Manolo Blahnik
- 208pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Showcases the works of revered shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, whose celebrity customers have made him famous, in a photographic tour that also includes images of his initial sketches, homes, factories, designs, and work spaces.
The Man of Fashion
Peacock Males and Perfect Gentlemen
Celebrates generations of men who have dressed extravagantly in order to express their masculinity, joie de vivre, and non-conformist attitudes
Exploring the evolution of fashion, this book delves into the reasons behind our clothing choices and the historical shifts that have influenced style. It examines the origins of iconic garments like the 3-piece suit and analyzes the societal factors that have led to fluctuating hemlines throughout history. Through engaging narratives and insightful analysis, it uncovers the intricate relationship between fashion, culture, and identity, offering readers a deeper understanding of how and why our attire reflects our times.
Born Constance Simpson in Northumberland, she became Constance Castelfranco di Villanuova when she married an impoverished aristocrat and founded a fashion industry in Italy in the 1950s. Soon she was an international figure, but with the money and success came heartbreak and emptiness.
Originally published in 1989 and now available in paperback, a celebration of the shoe, which looks at the world of the bespoke shoemaker, follows the rise of mass manufacture and highlights the great designers past and present.
