Fashion
The 50 Most Influential Fashion Designers in the World
Published on 19. June 2009
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-4081-0631-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the most influential fashion designers and fashion trends from the 19th century to the present. It looks at 50 of the world's most significant fashion designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Coco Chanel, Jimmy Choo and Issey Miyake. Other topics include: Haute Couture, Photography and Illustration, Fabrics, Vintage and the Little Black Dress, Street Fashion, Supermodels, Tailoring and Cutting, Savile Row, Department Stores, and Hollywood. All in all, it is the complete, handy little guide to the story of fashion.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
70, full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 184 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
326 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-0631-0 (9781408106310)
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Bonnie English is an art and design historian who has taught theory at QCA for many years. She specialises in the history of visual arts in the 20th century with a particular interest in fashion. She has previously written another book on the history of 20th century fashion for Palgrave.