Brenda Polan, Roger Tredre

The Great Fashion Designers (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Over the course of the last 180 years, designers have propelled fashion from an elite craft into a cornerstone of popular culture. This brilliantly written guide to the lives and collections of 55 iconic fashion designers draws on the latest academic research and the best of fashion journalism, including the authors' own interviews with designers. Beginning with 19th century couturier Charles Frederick Worth and concluding with the star names of the 2010s, Polan and Tredre detail each designer's working methods and career highlights with engaging essays that capture the spirit of their times. This revised edition has hundreds of inspiring colour photos and features five new designer profiles: Hedi Slimane, Raf Simons, Phoebe Philo, Alessandro Michele and Demna Gvasalia. It's also been updated throughout to reflect a fashion world in constant ferment, with designers swapping jobs and fashion houses at unprecedented speed. The industry has expanded into a global phenomenon and designers have emerged as true celebrities; The Great Fashion Designers explores their passion and flair, showing us fashion at its most inspirational.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857851741
• Artikelnr.: 40502036

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