Postcards from the Edge of the Catwalk
Published on 21. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-85149-647-1 (ISBN)
Description
"One unputdownable book" Grazia
"A great fashion's-eye view" Vogue
Iain R Webb's Postcards from the Edge of the Catwalk documents the glittering brouhaha surrounding ready-to-wear and haute couture fashion collections of New York, London, Paris and Milan. Spanning three decades, this fantastic photographic portfolio captures the show-stopping creativity and individual style of the world's leading fashion designers. Indeed, Webb's photographs give an insight into the exclusive world of catwalk shows and invitation-only parties, portraying the designers, supermodels, style icons and celebrities that frequent them.
The book's designer roll call includes John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Anna Sui, Valentino, Donatella Versace, Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen.
Photographs of the following supermodels, style icons and celebrities are also included in Webb's extraordinary portfolio: Linda Evangelista, Catherine Deneuve, Isabella Blow, Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, Erin O'Connor, Kate Moss, Anna Piaggi, Anna Wintour, Shalom Harlow and Bjoerk, Gwyneth Paltrow, Grace Jones, George Michael, Kate Winslet, Sean Combs, Liz Hurley, Tilda Swinton, Paris Hilton, Bernadette Peters, Nick Cave, Ivana Trump, Roman Polanski and RuPaul.
"A great fashion's-eye view" Vogue
Iain R Webb's Postcards from the Edge of the Catwalk documents the glittering brouhaha surrounding ready-to-wear and haute couture fashion collections of New York, London, Paris and Milan. Spanning three decades, this fantastic photographic portfolio captures the show-stopping creativity and individual style of the world's leading fashion designers. Indeed, Webb's photographs give an insight into the exclusive world of catwalk shows and invitation-only parties, portraying the designers, supermodels, style icons and celebrities that frequent them.
The book's designer roll call includes John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Anna Sui, Valentino, Donatella Versace, Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen.
Photographs of the following supermodels, style icons and celebrities are also included in Webb's extraordinary portfolio: Linda Evangelista, Catherine Deneuve, Isabella Blow, Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, Erin O'Connor, Kate Moss, Anna Piaggi, Anna Wintour, Shalom Harlow and Bjoerk, Gwyneth Paltrow, Grace Jones, George Michael, Kate Winslet, Sean Combs, Liz Hurley, Tilda Swinton, Paris Hilton, Bernadette Peters, Nick Cave, Ivana Trump, Roman Polanski and RuPaul.
Reviews / Votes
"At every fashion event there is the invited audience, and then there are the privileged few, whose access transcends the velvet ropes and vip rooms. For longer than I can remember, Iain R Webb was one of the few who was invited everywhere and had the presence of mind to take pictures of what was happening. There is no better guide to fashion's inner sanctum. This book is the next best thing to actually being there." Paula Reed, style director, Grazia "Iain R Webb's book is an incredibly natural vision of the impossibly unnatural world of fashion. A truly important vision from the inside of the most creative of industries. It certainly is an amazing testament to some of the most important fashion moments from the last 25 years." Nick Knight, photographerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodbridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
600 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
1447 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85149-647-1 (9781851496471)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Iain R Webb studied fashion design at St Martin's School of Art (now Central Saint Martins), graduating in 1980. During his career he has been fashion editor/director of Blitz, The Evening Standard, Harpers & Queen, The Times and Elle, while contributing to various publications including New Musical Express, New York Times and Vogue. He won the Fashion Journalist of The Year Award two years running in 1995 and '96. A respected fashion writer, he is the author of Bill Gibb, Fashion and Fantasy and most recently Foale and Tuffin: The Sixties. A Decade in Fashion. He works as a consultant at the Fashion Museum in Bath and is a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion and Royal College of Art, London. In May 2005 he was honoured with a Professorship at the University of Arts London (CSM), in recognition of his distinction in the field of fashion. As Creative Director of orangesnowstore, a concept gallery boutique (www.orangesnowstore.com), he has recently returned to his design roots.