{"product_id":"fashion-designers-a-z-updated-2020-edition-9783836578820","title":"Fashion Designers A-Z. Updated 2020 Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 from the permanent collection of The Museum at FIT in New York City are celebrated in this fresh edition of Fashion Designers A-Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 new names join the ranks of the industry's most admired--Phoebe Philo, Patrick Kelly, and Sonia Rykiel, to name a few--in this updated and expanded release showcasing some 500 garments in the Museum's permanent collection. From an exquisitely embroidered velvet evening gown to Mondrian-influenced minimalist chic, each piece has been selected and photographed not only for its beauty, but for its representative value, distilling the unique philosophy and aesthetics of each of the featured designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. International style authority Suzy Menkes contributes a foreword, texts by the museum's curators shine historical light on each label and garment pictured, and 125 drawn portraits by artist Robert Nippoldt pay homage to the creators behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzy Menkes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.50h x 10.70w x 2.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836578820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMenkes, Suzy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteele, Valerie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNippoldt, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39829576941683,"sku":"9783836578820","price":79.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e5596a1b-7e61-4c9e-bd76-add3fd2ccbf5.jpg?v=1644614527","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/fashion-designers-a-z-updated-2020-edition-9783836578820","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}