Fashion designers : the collection of the museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology / text by Valerie Steele ; foreword by Suzy Menkes ; with contributions by Fred Dennis, Jennifer Farley, Colleen Hill, Melissa Marra, Emma McClendon [and 2 others] and illustrations by Robert Nippoldt.
Originally published with text in English, German and French: Köln, Germany : Taschen GmbH, [2012]. Includes index.
Contents:
Adrian -- Akris -- Azzedine Alaïa -- Giorgio Armani -- Augustabernard -- Balenciaga -- Balmain -- Geoffrey Beene -- Manolo Blahnik -- Bill Blass -- Boudicca -- Thom Browne -- Burberry -- Stephen Burrows -- Pierre Cardin -- Bonnie Cashin -- Roberto Cavalli -- Chanel -- Ossie Clark -- Comme des Garçons -- Courrèges -- Oscar de la Renta -- Ann Demeulemeester -- Jean Dessès -- Christian Dior -- Dolce & Gabbana -- Etro -- Jacques Fath -- Fendi -- Salvatore Ferragamo -- Gianfranco Ferré -- Mariano Fortuny -- Jean Paul Gaultier -- Rudi Gernreich -- Romeo Gigli -- Givenchy -- Madame Grès -- Gucci -- Halston -- Hermès -- Carolina Herrera -- Yoshiki Hishinuma -- Irene -- Marc Jacobs -- Charles James -- Donna Karan -- Kenzo -- Calvin Klein -- Michael Kors -- Christian Lacroix -- Karl Lagerfeld -- Helmut Lang -- Lanvin -- Ralph Lauren -- Lucien Lelong -- Christian Louboutin -- Louiseboulanger -- Mainbocher -- Martin Margiela -- Claire McCardell -- Stella McCartney -- Alexander McQueen -- Missoni -- Issey Miyake -- Moyneux -- Claude Montana -- Moschino -- Thierry Mugler -- Noir -- Norman Norell -- Rick Owens -- Jean Patou -- Paul Poiret -- Prada -- Pucci -- Gareth Pugh -- Mary Quant -- Paco Rabanne -- Zandra Rhodes -- Rodarte -- Narciso Rodriguez -- Maggy Rouff -- Ralph Rucci -- Yves Saint Laurent -- Giogio di Sant'Angelo -- Arnold Scaasi -- Schiaparelli -- Raf Simons -- Martine Sitbon -- Olivier Theyskens -- Isabel Toledo -- Undercover -- Valentino -- Dries van Noten -- Versace -- Vionnet -- Diane von Furstenberg -- Vivienne Westwood -- Xuly Bët -- Yohji Yamamoto -- Yeohlee -- Yu -- Zoran.
Summary:
"From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristobal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, more than a century's worth of fashion greats from the permanent collection of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City are celebrated in this fresh edition of Fashion Designers A-Z. This accessibly priced and updated collection features photographs of hundreds of garments selected from the Museum's permanent collection. From an exquisitely embroidered velvet evening gown to Mondrian-style minimalist chic, each chosen piece is selected not only for its beauty but for its representative value, distilling the unique philosophy and aesthetics of each of the featured designers. In her introductory essay, the Museum's director and chief curator Valerie Steele writes about the rise of the fashion museum, and the emergence of the fashion exhibition as a popular and controversial phenomenon. International style authority Suzy Menkes contributes a foreword, texts by the museum's curators shine historical light on each label and garment pictured, and drawn portraits by artist Robert Nippoldt pay homage to the creators behind them"--Publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.