From the Publisher
A Hilarious Visual Banquet"What kind of neurotic exhibitionist psychopathology made me choose a career cavorting around arranging merchandise and props in full view of the rest of humanity?" asks Simon Doonan, creative director of the fashion temple Barneys New York and the genius provocateur behind the most anticipated, talked-about and controversial window displays in the world. His answer lies in CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW DRESSER, Doonan's hilarious dishing discussion of life behind the window pane and the first ever popular exploration of window dressing and its role in fashion retailing. With a laugh-out-loud text and more than 250 full color images of Doonan's most famous and infamous tableaux, CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW DRESSER will intrigue not only the most dedicated fashion groupies but anyone interested in design,image and style.