The Great Fashion Designers

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Overview


From Charles Frederick Worth to Nicolas Ghesquière, designers have propelled fashion from an elite craft into a cornerstone of contemporary popular culture. This brilliantly written analysis of the achievements of the 50 greatest names in international fashion explores their lives, both personal and professional, drawing on the latest academic research and on the best of fashion journalism, including the authors' own interviews with designers spanning a 30-year period.The designers' working methods and career highlights are outlined in detailed and wittily written entries that capture the spirit of their times. From Poiret and Patou to Gernreich and Galliano, the sometimes provocative selection of 50 names poses stimulating questions about the definition of a fashion designer in the modern era. A ground-breaking book, this is a definitive introduction to fashion designers that is essential reading for both students and general readers alike.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781847882271
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Publication date: 11/15/2009
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 1,328,769
  • Product dimensions: 7.40 (w) x 9.50 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Brenda Polan is currently Director of Programs (Fashion Media) at the London College of Fashion, London. She is well-known as a journalist. Her writing on journalism on fashion, style, design and lifestyle has appeared in a range of newspapers and magazines including: The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Financial Times, Harpers and Queen and Good Housekeeping.

Roger Tredre has had a distinguished career in fashion journalism working as a fashion correspondent for The Independent, The Independent on Sunday and The Observer. He is currently an associate lecturer in fashion journalism at Central St. Martins School of Art and Design.

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Table of Contents

Jacques Doucet * Kenzo * Charles Frederick Worth * Halston
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Callot Sœurs
• Rudi Gernreich
• Paquin
• Norman Norell
• Paul Poiret
• Karl Lagerfeld
• Mariano Fortuny
• Valentino
• Jean Patou
• Giorgio Armani
• Elsa Schiaparelli
• Calvin Klein
• Vionnet
• Ralph Lauren
• Jeanne Lanvin
• Gianni Versace
• Mainbocher
• Geoffrey Beene
• Salvatore Ferragamo
• Donna Karan
• Coco Chanel
• Azzedine Alaia
• Adrian
• Rei Kawakubo
• Christian Dior
• Yohji Yamamoto * Cristobal Balenciaga
• Jean Paul Gaultier
• Madame Alix Gres
• Issey Miyake
• Charles James * Vivienne Westwood
• Claire McCardell
• John Galliano
• Hubert de Givenchy
• Miuccia Prada
• Mary Quant
• Martin Margiela
• Yves Saint Laurent
• Viktor and Rolf
• Pierre Cardin
• Tom Ford
• Andre Courreges
• Marc Jacobs
• Hussein Chalayan
• Alexander McQueen

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