Fashion Legends included: Coco Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Pierre Balmain, Emilio Pucci, Pierre Cardin, Hubert de Givenchy, Mary Quant, Sonia Rykiel, Valentino Garavani, Oscar de la Renta, Karl Lagerfeld, Giorgio Armani, Azzedine Alaïa, Yves Saint Laurent, Issey Miyake, Kenzo Takada, Ralph Lauren,, Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, Rei Kawakubo, Calvin Klein, Yohji Yamamoto, Jil Sander, Paul Smith, Gianni Versace, Diane Von Fürstenberg, Donna Karan, Miuccia Prada, Franco Moshino, Tommy Hilfiger, Jean Paul Gaultier, Helmut Lang, Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana, Michael Kors, Ann Demeulemeester, John Galliano, Alber Elbaz, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Thom Browne, Raf Simons, Hedi Slimane, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, Nicolas Ghesquière, Stella McCartney, Riccardo Tisci. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Coco Chanel -- Cristóbal Balenciaga -- Christian Dior -- Pierre Balmain -- Emilio Pucci -- Pierre Cardin -- Hubert de Givenchy -- Mary Quant -- Sonia Rykiel -- Valentino Garavani -- Oscar de la Renta -- Karl Lagerfeld -- Giorgio Armani -- Azzedine Alaïa -- Yves Saint Laurent -- Issey Miyake -- Kenzo Takada -- Ralph Lauren -- Roberto Cavalli -- Vivienne Westwood -- Rei Kawakubo -- Calvin Klein -- Yohji Yamamoto -- Jil Sander -- Paul Smith -- Gianni Versace -- Diane Von Fürstenberg -- Donna Karan -- Miuccia Prada -- Franco Moshino -- Tommy Hilfiger -- Jean Paul Gaultier -- Helmut Lang -- Martin Margiela -- Dries Van Noten -- Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana -- Michael Kors -- Ann Demeulemeester -- John Galliano -- Alber Elbaz -- Tom Ford -- Marc Jacobs -- Thom Browne -- Raf Simons -- Hedi Slimane -- Alexander McQueen -- Hussein Chalayan -- Nicolas Ghesquière -- Stella McCartney -- Riccardo Tisci.
Summary:
"This visual book walks you through the stories of the world's greatest designers, across the decades. Explore each of the legend's life choices, learn how they adapted to trends and adversities, and discover how the fashion industry has changed over the years. Filled with timelines and fascinating graphics that place each fashion designer on the world stage. This volume shares appraisals of 50 of the most important fashion designers and their iconic status. Along side star designers such as Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and the most influential fashion designers in the fashion industry, it is filled with historical information about the brands and biographies. A special treat for anyone who loves fashion"--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.