Fashion 150
Title | Fashion 150 PDF eBook |
Author | Arianna Piazza |
Publisher | Laurence King Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 9781780676203 |
Featuring over 500 photographs and original illustrations, this is the complete guide to the designers, brands, movements and style icons that have created the history of international fashion from the 1860s all the way to today. This encyclopedic volume, with over 150 entries, is both a reliable, up-to-date reference work and an inspirational look at the creativity and excitement of fashion. The many forces that influence fashion are included – from luxurious haute couture and bespoke tailoring to innovative youth countercultures and phenomenally successful mass-market brands. Each entry includes multiple images and a comprehensive text covering the historical, cultural, aesthetic and technical aspects of its subject. Material details are discussed throughout the book, as are the creative and multidisciplinary aspects of fashion. Covering everyone from Azzedine Alaïa to Yohji Yamamoto and everything from Boho Chic to Space Age Style, this is an indispensible and delightful guide to the sophisticated world of fashion.
Fashion
Title | Fashion PDF eBook |
Author | Charlotte Seeling |
Publisher | |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 2013-11-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9783848006151 |
Fashion: that means glamour, creativity and always the expression of a certain attitude toward life. This book is devoted to the legendary world of fashion from its origins in the nineteenth century until our own time. Which social, historical and cultural developments coalesced to allow fashion to become what it is today? Which designers had especially significant impact on their fashion eras, and what did their creations look like? Informative chapters that introduce each era coupled with extensive portraits of the groundbreaking fashion icons and countless expressive photographs work together to form a comprehensive portrayal of the rapid development that took fashion from the liberation of women from the corset all the way to the creations of modern designers. AUTHOR: Charlotte Seeling was born in 1941 and trained as a journalist. She has since traveled around the world and made a name for herself with insightful interviews with the most diverse personalities. For many years she has been especially interested in the world of fashion. In the 1980s she was chief editor of Cosmopolitan, Vogue and the French Marie Claire. Today Charlotte Seeling lives in Mieming, Austria, writing books and serving as a consultant in the areas of lifestyle and fashion. With Fashion she has drawn on her years of experience and unique know-how to produce what is certain to become a standard work for the realm of fashion. SELLING POINTS: * 150 years of fashion: from the beginnings of haute couture to the hottest designers of our time * Extensive portraits of the most significant and influential creators of fashion * Creations and trends of yesterday, today and tomorrow * Essays covering special topics, such as Japanese designers; and models and muses * Superbly researched and entertaining text * Opulently illustrated with excellent quality photographs Photographs throughout
Fashion, 150 Years
Title | Fashion, 150 Years PDF eBook |
Author | Charlotte Seeling |
Publisher | H F Ullmann |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Fashion |
ISBN | 9783848001217 |
Fashion - that means glamour, creativity and always the expression of a certain attitude toward life. This book is devoted to the legendary world of fashion from its origins in the late nineteenth century until our own time. Which social, historical and cultural developments coalesced to allow fashion to become what it is today? Which designers has especially significant impact on their fashion eras, and what did they're creations look like? Informative chapters that introduce each era coupled with extensive portraits of the groundbreaking fashion icons and countless expressive photographs work together to form a comprehensive portrayal of the rapid development that took fashion from the liberation of women from the corset all the way to the minimalist and luxurious, generous and high-necked, playful and sober, conservative and revolutionary creations of modern designers. 1000 photographs
Fashion Plates
Title | Fashion Plates PDF eBook |
Author | April Calahan |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 441 |
Release | 2015-01-01 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 0300212267 |
"The images featured in Fashion Plates: 150 Years of Style are part of an extensive collection of such plates held by Special Collections & College Archives, a unit of the Gladys Marcus Library at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York"--Preface.
Harper's Bazaar: 150 Years
Title | Harper's Bazaar: 150 Years PDF eBook |
Author | Glenda Bailey |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2017-04-11 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1683350073 |
America’s first fashion magazine, Harper’s Bazaar has showcased the visions of legendary editors, photographers, and stylists and featured the works of noted writers since 1867. From its beginnings as a broadsheet aimed at the rising leisure class, the publication has since transformed into a magazine devoted to examining the lives of women through the lens of fashion. In celebration of the magazine’s 150th anniversary in 2017, Harper’s Bazaar: 150 Years captures the greats who have shaped the magazine over these decades. Harper’s Bazaar: 150 Years includes the most iconic pieces of work from the magazine's archive: more than 150 photographs and covers and 50 text excerpts, including articles, poems, and works of fiction. Organized chronologically, the selections showcase the breadth of creativity and artistry that has been published in the pages of the magazine for more than a century and prove that Harper’s Bazaar is more than just a fashion magazine.
Fashion
Title | Fashion PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Breward |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2003-04-24 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0191587737 |
This lively survey of 150 years of fashion covers everything from Haute Couture to the High Street, and developing fabric technology from silk to fleece. From Coco Chanel to Armani and Alexander McQueen, Breward explores fashion as a cultural phenomenon. Breward examines the glamorous world of Vogue and advertising, the relationship between fashion and film, and fashion as a business, and goes beyond the surface to consider our interaction with fashion. How have our ideas about hygiene and comfort influenced the direction of style? How does our dress create our identity and status? Details of dandies, flappers, and punks are contained within a clear overview of the period which will make you look at your clothes in a different light.
Fashion
Title | Fashion PDF eBook |
Author | Charlotte Seeling |
Publisher | Konemann |
Pages | 666 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
This is a decade by decade chronology. Each chapter has designer profiles, the look and idols of the decade.