Brenda Polan, Roger Tredre

The Great Fashion Designers (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From Charles Frederick Worth to Nicolas Ghesquiere, designers have propelled fashion from an elite craft into a cornerstone of contemporary popular culture. This brilliantly written analysis of the achievements of the 50 greatest names in international fashion explores their lives, both personal and professional, drawing on the latest academic research and on the best of fashion journalism, including the authors' own interviews with designers spanning a 30-year period. The designers' working methods and career highlights are outlined in detailed and wittily written entries that capture the spirit of their times. From Poiret and Patou to Gernreich and Galliano, the sometimes provocative selection of 50 names poses stimulating questions about the definition of a fashion designer in the modern era. A ground-breaking book, this is a definitive introduction to fashion designers that is essential reading for both students and general readers alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857851758
• Artikelnr.: 38236458

Autorenporträt

Brenda Polan is a fashion writer, editor, lecturer and academic. She was fashion editor and women's page editor of The Guardian in the 1980s and has written for all Britain's major newspapers and many magazines. She was formerly the programme director (Media) at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Part One: Early Days
Introduction
1. Charles Frederick Worth
2. Callot Soeurs
3. Jeanne Paquin
4. Paul Poiret
5. Mariano Fortuny
Part Two: 1910s-1930s
Introduction
6. Jeanne Lanvin
7. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
8. Jean Patou
9. Madeleine Vionnet
10. Elsa Schiaparelli
11. Mainbocher
12. Adrian
13. Salvatore Ferragamo
14. Madame Alix Grès
Part Three: 1940s-1950s
Introduction
15. Cristóbal Balenciaga
16. Christian Dior
17. Charles James
18. Claire McCardell
19. Hubert de Givenchy
20. Norman Norell
21. Pierre Cardin
22. Mary Quant
Part Four: 1960s-1970s
Introduction
23. Yves Saint Laurent
24. André Courrèges
25. Valentino
26. Karl Lagerfeld
27. Halston
28. Kenzo
29. Shade Thomas-Fahm
30. Ralph Lauren
31. Issey Miyake
32. Calvin Klein
33. Giorgio Armani
Part Five: 1980s
Introduction
34. Rei Kawakubo
35. Yohji Yamamoto
36. Vivienne Westwood
37. Paul Smith
38. Azzedine Alaïa
39. Gianni Versace
40. Jean Paul Gaultier
41. Dolce & Gabbana
42. John Galliano
43. Donna Karan
Part Six: 1990s
Introduction
44. Miuccia Prada
45. Martin Margiela
46. Marc Jacobs
47. Tom Ford
48. Alexander McQueen
49. Nigo
50. Nicolas Ghesquière
51. Raf Simons
52. Hedi Slimane
Part Seven: 2000s-2020s
Introduction
53. Phoebe Philo
54. Sabyasachi
55. Uma Wang
56. Iris van Herpen
57. Demna
58. Virgil Abloh
59. Alessandro Michele
Bibliography