The Fashion Show
The stories, invites and art of 300 landmark shows
Published on 17. March 2022
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-80279-083-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is your invitation to the front row.
Spanning over seven decades and 300 shows, this beautiful book tells the story of the high fashion catwalk. Through this inspirational collection of fashion show invites and tales from fashion week, curator and fashion writer Iain R Webb opens a window into the world's most exclusive fashion houses.
Whether it's dreamy romance at Givenchy, cutting-edge modernity at Alexander McQueen, floral drama at Valentino, vintage-inspired fun at Kenzo or heartfelt emotion at Yves Saint Laurent's final haute couture show, the unique themes and styles that have graced the runway in the past 50 years are gloriously curated and described in The Fashion Show.
From understated presentation to melodramatic performance, this stylish archive is your passport to the international fashion collections.
Spanning over seven decades and 300 shows, this beautiful book tells the story of the high fashion catwalk. Through this inspirational collection of fashion show invites and tales from fashion week, curator and fashion writer Iain R Webb opens a window into the world's most exclusive fashion houses.
Whether it's dreamy romance at Givenchy, cutting-edge modernity at Alexander McQueen, floral drama at Valentino, vintage-inspired fun at Kenzo or heartfelt emotion at Yves Saint Laurent's final haute couture show, the unique themes and styles that have graced the runway in the past 50 years are gloriously curated and described in The Fashion Show.
From understated presentation to melodramatic performance, this stylish archive is your passport to the international fashion collections.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
300 clr & b&w photos & illus
Dimensions
Height: 288 mm
Width: 247 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1780 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80279-083-2 (9781802790832)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
03/2022
Welbeck
€3.99
Available for download
Person
Iain R Webb is an award-winning writer, curator and academic. He is Professor of Fashion & Design at Kingston School of Art and an associate lecturer at Central Saint Martins and Bath Spa University. He has been fashion editor of BLITZ, the Evening Standard, Harpers & Queen, The Times, Elle and Vogue Russia, and has also written for the New York Times and New Musical Express. He is author of Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy, Postcards from the Edge of the Catwalk, As Seen in BLITZ, Vogue Colouring Book, John Galliano for Dior and Rebel Stylist, among others.
Content
Designers featured include: Calvin Klein * Valentino * Givenchy * Yves Saint Laurent * Sonia Rykiel * Alexander McQueen * Missoni * John Rocha * Chanel * Michael Kors * Christian Lacroix * Ashish * Jean Paul Gaultier * Miu Miu * Issey Miyake * Gareth Pugh * Maison Martin Margiela * Vivienne Westwood * Dior and Roksanda Ilincic.