Following the format of "The Art Book", this volume looks at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it. The book contains an A-Z guide to the 500 most important names in fashion since the 1860s, including clothes and accessory designers, photographers, models and iconic individuals who instigated or symbolize a fashion movement. Designers represented include Paul Poiret, Christian Dior, Balenciaga, John Galliano, Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Jeanne Lanvin and Issey Miyake. The book provides a survey of fashion photography with work from Cecil Beaton, David Bailey, Guy Bourdin, Irving Penn, Steven Meisel, Nan Goldin, Eve Arnold, Craig McDean, Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton. The book is arranged alphabetically, and a cross-reference system and glossary explain collaborations and techniques used in fashion.
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James Abbe, a 1920s fashion photographer, and Zoran, the designer whose simple, monochromatic clothes were extremely popular in the 1970s, anchor the 500 entries in this massive encyclopedia of fashion. Each designer, photographer, model or icon gets a page with a large photo and informative but short caption. This has the wonderful effect of weighting each entry equally, thereby devoting the same amount of space to Charles Revson, creator of the Revlon cosmetics empire and relative makeup newcomer François Nars, pioneering clothing designer Mariano Fortuny and contemporary favourite Tom Ford.
Clearly, a good set of eyes edited this book. It's a tall order to choose just one image to define the many facets of a designer, model, or photographer. The choices made here are excellent and often surprising. The indomitable Coco Chanel demonstrates the ease of movement her designs afforded women by briskly swinging her arm out to one side, while Kate Moss is shown at the height of her waifdom, likely the mode in which she will best be remembered. Model Linda Evangelista is pictured with curly locks of hair. It's obvious, too, that the editors employed the haphazard juxtaposition created by the alphabetical organization. Facing entries, no matter how seemingly incongruous, are united by a visual theme to spectacular effect. The ovals made by the either screaming or yawning mouths of Kurt Cobain and his infant daughter are mirrored in a 1937 Jean Cocteau illustration of an Elsa Schiaparelli design. A model in a 1930s outfit by John-Frederics faces a portrait of post-punk design queen Betsey Johnson, whose floral outfit echoes the flowery silhouette behind the model. A troika of Robert Lee Morris bracelets matches the arcs of a bombed-out London building in a 1941 Cecil Beaton photo of a Digby Morton design. The vibrant prints of Emilio Pucci and Lilly Pulitzer fall together naturally. The reams of fabulous images and the inventive design alone make The Fashion Book a treat at any cost, but the low price-to-size ratio (like its cousins The Art Book and The Photography Book) makes it a real bargain. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Repeats the successful format of The Art Book and The Photography Book, and features 500personalities of the fashion world." The Bookseller "Fashion is such a huge subject, you need an encyclopaedia to get around it. And that's just what Phaidon has come up with: The fashion Book covers the 500 who have mattered since 1860 - the pictures are big, the text concise and there's even a glossary." Frank " - a beautifully produced and organised reference book which follows hard in the heels of its other two mega-tomes The Art Book and The Photography Book. - It just displays before you, as if in some bookish equivalent of a cat-walk, one-page entries on the entire world of fashion - And the one-page entries, each consisting of a crisp paragraph or two, a large photograph and a caption with dates, are so cross-referenced that making your way through the encyclopaedia is like twisting and turning through the chicest of labyrinths." "Just as fashion is emblematic of underlying social conditions and the changing mood of the times, so The Fashion Book is not simply just a history of threads or glimpses into a hothouse world. To exist, and to succeed, fashion needs to hit the right emotive button, to hold up a new, yet flattering mirror to the times in which it exists. And so The Fashion Book reflects the cavalcade of aspirations, dreams ans attitudes which have coloured the past century and a half." "For GBP24.95 and with 512 pages of extremely well-organised information about the complex, unique world that is fashion, this is a book that will be a must for every self-respecting and dedicated follower of fashion." The Sunday Telegraph Magazine "It's the only fashion book you need to buy this year." Looks
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By J. Volbeda
Format:Paperback
An amazing good Fashion book! A-Z of fashion icons, photographers, models, designers, etc. Everyone that is in the fashion world well known! I loved looking through the book as I didn't know every single person mentioned in it! It's a must buy if you are interested/in to fashion!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Miss Cook. A
Format:Paperback
I bought this when I started college and it helped me a lot. I have the little paperback version which is easy to carry around in any sized bag.
This book has wonderful imagery in the form of photographs and illustrations which help to link the profiled person to their work and also it lists other relevant people to help you build up a better tree of influences.
Whether you just want to admire the beautiful images or delve more into history- this is a great introduction to the world of fashion.
This book has wonderful imagery in the form of photographs and illustrations which help to link the profiled person to their work and also it lists other relevant people to help you build up a better tree of influences.
Whether you just want to admire the beautiful images or delve more into history- this is a great introduction to the world of fashion.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The 'Go-to-book' when ideas run dry and you have a whole day to create
19 Feb 2010
Format:Hardcover
I first read the Hardcover version of this book in a local library, while I was waiting for appointments at a nearby barbershop.
So, now I own that same reference copy...
<hint : ebay is your best bet if you want the full size version - which you absolutely will do after you've browsed it once>
...I pull the book out when I am stumped for something fresh or exciting to draw.
The testimony to the quality of the entries' inside, lies in the fact that I have repeatedly found myself attempting to pick one single image to use as a starting point and ended up reading the text alongside the picture on 200-300 pages!
The combined fashion experience of the conrtibutors is immense and that is reflected in the way everything is treated with the same respect and detail - from ground breaking yet little-known 19th century fashionistas to the household designer names of the last thirty years, whose S/S & A/W collections are staples of the major runway shows.
I really don't recommend the miniature version though - go for the supersize hardback or rent this from the library and make sketches and notes regarding fashion figures that catch your eye.
So, now I own that same reference copy...
<hint : ebay is your best bet if you want the full size version - which you absolutely will do after you've browsed it once>
...I pull the book out when I am stumped for something fresh or exciting to draw.
The testimony to the quality of the entries' inside, lies in the fact that I have repeatedly found myself attempting to pick one single image to use as a starting point and ended up reading the text alongside the picture on 200-300 pages!
The combined fashion experience of the conrtibutors is immense and that is reflected in the way everything is treated with the same respect and detail - from ground breaking yet little-known 19th century fashionistas to the household designer names of the last thirty years, whose S/S & A/W collections are staples of the major runway shows.
I really don't recommend the miniature version though - go for the supersize hardback or rent this from the library and make sketches and notes regarding fashion figures that catch your eye.
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The images in this book are great! I bought this for a friend that has taken up dress-making and she loves it. Read more
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Great little book to reference from, gain ideas or simply appreciate art, fashion and photography. I would defiantly recommend buying the Photo book and Art Book by Phaidon. Read more
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I had a good look at this when I bought it for the sort of lady who spends as much on a handbag as some of us do on a car; a difficult birthday to handle, as I have very restricted... Read more
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Essential handguide!
Like a little handbook containing everyone in the fashion business you need to know! Definately reccomend getting the midi version.
Published 16 months ago by Holly
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The book, it's really good, but I buyed the pocket one, and I dind't know. It should show some images of the inside.
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a brilliant small book that is very good for referencing and finding new designers you might not of heard of before. Read more
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