Fashion Designers A–Z. 40th Ed.

Valerie Steele, Robert Nippoldt, Robert Nippoldt

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Taschen
25 June 2023

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Fashion & textiles: design

Series: 40th Edition

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.

By: Valerie Steele
Illustrated by: Robert Nippoldt, Robert Nippoldt
Imprint: Taschen
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 217mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.110kg
ISBN: 9783836587563
ISBN 10: 3836587564
Series: 40th Edition
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 25 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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. Unquestionably a leader in the global fashion press, Suzy Menkes is International Vogue Editor at Conde 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 Legion d'Honneur. She lives and works in London and Paris. @SuzyMenkesVogue 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.

Reviews for Fashion Designers A–Z. 40th Ed.

A wonderful consideration of both the Fashion Institute of Technology and its most precious and influential pieces, presented in a clever A to Z format which guides readers from one designer to the next... * AnOther Magazine *