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The book offers an intimate glimpse into the fashion industry through Suzy Menkes' personal diaries and exclusive photographs spanning three decades. As a prominent fashion commentator, Menkes shares her experiences and encounters with icons like Karl Lagerfeld and Kate Moss, combining sharp wit with insightful analysis. This first volume reveals the behind-the-scenes dynamics of fashion, presenting candid moments and untold stories that illuminate the industry's inner workings, previously obscured by the glamour of runway shows and magazines.

This book chronicles Valentino's remarkable career in Italian haute couture, showcasing his designs for iconic figures like Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn. It features a wealth of images from his archives alongside articles that highlight his enduring influence and signature style, providing a comprehensive view of his life and artistry.

Celebrating over a century of fashion’s greatest talents, from Azzedine Alaïa and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent . This updated edition features photographs of hundreds of garments selected from the permanent collection of the Fashion Institute of Technology ’s museum in New York City. Defining design of the 20th and 21st centuries From Azzedine Alaïa , Cristóbal Balenciaga , and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen , Yves Saint Laurent , and Vivienne Westwood , more than a century’s worth of fashion greats are celebrated in this new edition of Fashion Designers A–Z . An accessibly priced and updated volume features photographs of hundreds of garments selected from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) museum's permanent collection. Elegant gowns from the turn of the century, Mondrian- style minimalist chic, and everything inbetween. Each of these works of art is chosen not only for its beauty but also for exemplifyingthe unique philosophy, skill, 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 . The foreword is contributed by international style maven Suzy Menkes, texts by the museum’s curators help shine historical light on each label and garment pictured, and beautifully drawn portraits by the artist Robert Nippoldt pay homage to the creators behind them. The illustrator Robert Nippoldt is a German graphic designer, illustrator, and book artist. He is best known for his award-winning books Gangster , Jazz and Hollywood about America in the 1920s and 1930s. His studio is located at the very hip old depot of Muenster. The contributing author Unquestionably a leader in the global fashion press, Suzy Menkes is International Vogue Editor at Condé Nast International. Her work appears on the websites of 23 international editions of Vogue in 16 languages. She is also a leading Instagram influencer. Among the world’s most influential fashion critics, she is an officer of the Order of the British Empire as well as a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. She lives and works in London and Paris. @SuzyMenkesVogue The editor and author Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT and founding editor of Fashion Theory . Described in The Washington Post as one of “fashion’s brainiest women” and by Suzy Menkes as “the Freud of fashion,” Steele combines serious scholarship (and a Yale Ph.D.) with a rare ability to communicate with general audiences. As author, curator, editor, and public intellectual, Steele has been instrumental in creating the modern field of fashion studies. Fashion Designers A–Z. 40th Ed.Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages

A directory of more than 1000 tiny tattoo artworks, along with interviews and useful information about the symbology and origin of the designs.

Alex 45 Years of Portraits 1969–2014 explores the ongoing importance of the figure in the artistic output of Alex Katz (born 1927). This volume collects some 100 works, from classic paintings of the 1960s and 1970s to more recent work ranging stylistically from large-scale works to intimate and cursory sketches and Katz’s relatively lesser-known and less-exhibited “cutouts,” which have the appearance of autonomous silhouettes detached and floating in the exhibition space. In juxtaposing works from different styles and periods in his creative life, this series gives rise to an often overlooked narrative dimension in Katz’s oeuvre. Alongside these figural works, the catalogue features original essays by writer and art historian Adrien Goetz--who examines Katz’s work in light of works by Dominique Ingres, Edouard Manet and Edgar Degas--and fashion journalist Suzy Menkes, who considers Katz in the context of style and fashion.

A follow up companion to the bestselling Manolo Blahnik Drawings, this book presents a collection of Manolo's celebrated shoe designs. It is organized thematically to express Manolo Blahniks interests and passions art history, architecture, film (including his renowned designs for Sofia Coppolas Marie Antoinette), theatre, and flora and fauna.

This exquisite, sumptuously illustrated full-color book offers a captivating, detailed history of the jewels of the British royal family. 90 color, 160 black-and-white photos.