2010, ISBN: 9780857851758

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 collecti… Mehr…

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. Digital Content>E-books>Art,Design & Photography>Design>Fashion Design, Bloomsbury Publishing Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780857851758

From Charles Frederick Worth to Nicolas Ghesqui're, designers have propelled fashion from an elite craft into a cornerstone of contemporary popular culture. This brilliantly written analy… Mehr…

From Charles Frederick Worth to Nicolas Ghesqui're, 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.; EPUB; Art & Photography > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion & textiles: design > Fashion desi, Original Writing<

2009, ISBN: 9780857851758

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ISBN: 9780857851758

The Great Fashion Designers: ab 30.49 € eBooks Bloomsbury UK eBook als epub, Bloomsbury UK

ISBN: 9780857851758

The Great Fashion Designers: ab 31.49 € eBooks Bloomsbury UK, Bloomsbury UK